Where does “インポ” come from?
インポ (Japanese) comes from Japanese インポテンツ, from German impotenz, from Latin impotentia, from Latin impotēns, from Latin potēns, from Latin posse, from Latin potis, from Proto-Italic potis — to drink.
インポ (Japanese): impotence; impotent
Definitions
- impotence; impotent
Ancestry of “インポ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | インポテンツ | impotence, especially of a sexual nature;... |
| 2 | German | impotenz | impotence |
| 3 | Latin | impotentia | poverty; inability; violence |
| 4 | Latin | impotēns | Powerless, weak, feeble, impotent, helpless, puny |
| 5 | Latin | potēns | being able (to), able; potent, mighty, strong, powerful |
| 6 | Latin | posse | present active infinitive of possum "to be able... |
| 7 | Latin | potis | able, capable, possible |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | potis | master, in control of |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pótis | master, ruler; husband |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₃tis | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |