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Where does “armipotente” come from?

armipotente (Italian) comes from Latin armipotens, from Latin potēns, from Latin posse, from Latin potis, from Proto-Italic potis, from Proto-Indo-European pótis, from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tis, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.

armipotente (Italian): powerful with weapons, armipotent; bellicose

Definitions

  1. powerful with weapons, armipotent; bellicose

Ancestry of “armipotente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinarmipotenspowerful in arms, armipotent; brave
2Latinpotēns—
3Latinpossepresent active infinitive of possum  "to be able...
4Latinpotisable, capable, possible
5Proto-Italicpotis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpótismaster, ruler; husband
7Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tis—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink
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