Where does “potent” come from?
potent (Latin) comes from Latin poto, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.
potent (Latin): third-person plural present active subjunctive of...
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- third-person plural present active subjunctive of...
Ancestry of “potent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | poto | I drink |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |