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Where does “potestà” come from?

potestà (Italian) comes from Latin potestas, from Proto-Italic potistāts.

potestà (Italian): power, authority

Definitions

  1. power, authority

Ancestry of “potestà”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpotestaspower, ability; mastery, control; authority,...
2Proto-Italicpotistāts—

Words derived from “potestà”

  • podesta
  • podestarile
  • podestà
Every word from Proto-Italic potistāts →