Where does “bellipotens” come from?
bellipotens (Latin) comes from Latin potēns, from Latin posse, from Latin potis, from Proto-Italic potis, from Proto-Indo-European pótis, from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tis, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.
bellipotens (Latin): mighty in battle
Definitions
- mighty in battle
Ancestry of “bellipotens”, step by step
bellipotens traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin potēns
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | potēns | being able (to), able; potent, mighty, strong, powerful |
| 2 | Latin | posse | present active infinitive of possum "to be able... |
| 3 | Latin | potis | able, capable, possible |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | potis | master, in control of |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pótis | master, ruler; husband |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₃tis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |
via Latin bellum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | bellum | war; nominative neuter singular of bellus;... |
| 2 | Latin | bellus | beautiful, pretty, handsome; pleasant, agreeable,... |
| 3 | Latin | villus | hair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair |
| 4 | Latin | vellus | The wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |