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...

Definitions

  1. third-person plural present active subjunctive of...

Ancestry of “potent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpotoI drink
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃-Every word from Latin poto