Where does “potenziare” come from?
potenziare (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.
potenziare (Italian): to strengthen, develop, improve, enhance,...
Definitions
- to strengthen, develop, improve, enhance,...
Ancestry of “potenziare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | potenza | power, strength, force, authority; powerful or... |
| 2 | Latin | Potentia | — |
| 3 | Latin | potēns | — |
| 4 | Latin | posse | present active infinitive of possum "to be able... |
| 5 | Latin | potis | able, capable, possible |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | potis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pótis | master, ruler; husband |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₃tis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |