Where does “potēns” come from?

potēns (Latin) comes 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.

potēns (Latin): being able (to), able; potent, mighty, strong, powerful

Definitions

  1. being able (to), able; potent, mighty, strong, powerful

Ancestry of “potēns”, step by step

potēns traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin posse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpossepresent active infinitive of possum  "to be able...
2Latinpotisable, capable, possible
3Proto-Italicpotismaster, in control of
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpótismaster, ruler; husband
5Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink

via Latin possum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpossumI am able, I can, I may
2Proto-Italic*possom—

via Proto-Italic *potēnts

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italic*potēnts—

Words derived from “potēns”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pótis →