Where does “Entwicklungspotenzial” come from?
Entwicklungspotenzial (German) comes from German Entwicklung, from French développement, from French développer, from Middle French desveloper, from Old French desveloper, from Old French voloper, from Vulgar Latin vuloppare, from Proto-Germanic wlappaną — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
Entwicklungspotenzial (German): development potential
Definitions
- development potential
Ancestry of “Entwicklungspotenzial”, step by step
Entwicklungspotenzial traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Entwicklung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Entwicklung | evolution; development |
| 2 | French | développement | development |
| 3 | French | développer | to develop; to code |
| 4 | Middle French | desveloper | — |
| 5 | Old French | desveloper | — |
| 6 | Old French | voloper | — |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | vuloppare | to wrap |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wlappaną | to wrap, roll up, turn, wind |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | werb- | to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via German potenzial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | potenzial | potential |
| 2 | Latin | potentialis | force, power |
| 3 | Latin | Potentia | situated in the valley of the Casuentus, now Potenza |
| 4 | Latin | potēns | being able (to), able; potent, mighty, strong, powerful |
| 5 | Latin | posse | present active infinitive of possum "to be able... |
| 6 | Latin | potis | able, capable, possible |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | potis | master, in control of |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pótis | master, ruler; husband |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₃tis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |