Where does “depotenziare” come from?
depotenziare (Italian) comes from Italian potenza, from Latin Potentia, from Latin potēns, from Latin posse, from Latin potis, from Proto-Italic potis, from Proto-Indo-European pótis, from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tis — to drink.
depotenziare (Italian): to deprive of strength or power; to disempower; to weaken
Definitions
- to deprive of strength or power; to disempower; to weaken
Ancestry of “depotenziare”, step by step
depotenziare traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian potenza
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | potenza | power, strength, force, authority; powerful or... |
| 2 | Latin | Potentia | situated in the valley of the Casuentus, now Potenza |
| 3 | Latin | potēns | being able (to), able; potent, mighty, strong, powerful |
| 4 | Latin | posse | present active infinitive of possum "to be able... |
| 5 | Latin | potis | able, capable, possible |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | potis | master, in control of |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pótis | master, ruler; husband |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₃tis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |
via Italian are
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | are | Archaic form of aere; plural of ara |
| 2 | Italian | aere | air; appearance, aspect; nature, disposition |
| 3 | Old French | aire | appearance; semblance |
| 4 | Latin | ārea | a piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town) |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | āzeā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs-e-yeh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |