Where does “potestà” come from?
potestà (Italian) comes from Latin potestas, from Proto-Italic potistāts.
potestà (Italian): power, authority
Ancestry of “potestà”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | potestas | power, ability; mastery, control; authority,... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | potistāts | — |
Words derived from “potestà”