Where does “podestà” come from?
podestà (Italian) comes from Italian potestà, from Latin potestas, from Proto-Italic potistāts.
podestà (Italian): podesta: a high office in various medieval and...
Definitions
- podesta: a high office in various medieval and...
Ancestry of “podestà”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | potestà | power, authority |
| 2 | Latin | potestas | power, ability; mastery, control; authority,... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | potistāts | — |
Words derived from “podestà”