Where does “potenzjalment” come from?
potenzjalment (Maltese) comes from Italian potenzialmente, from Italian potenziale, from Late Latin potentialis, from Dutch potentiaal, from German potenzial, from Latin potentialis, from Latin Potentia, from Latin potēns — to drink.
potenzjalment (Maltese): potentially
Definitions
- potentially
Ancestry of “potenzjalment”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | potenzialmente | potentially, virtually, almost |
| 2 | Italian | potenziale | potential; potential, power, capability,... |
| 3 | Late Latin | potentialis | force, power |
| 4 | Dutch | potentiaal | — |
| 5 | German | potenzial | potential |
| 6 | Latin | potentialis | force, power |
| 7 | Latin | Potentia | situated in the valley of the Casuentus, now Potenza |
| 8 | Latin | potēns | being able (to), able; potent, mighty, strong, powerful |
| 9 | Latin | posse | present active infinitive of possum "to be able... |
| 10 | Latin | potis | able, capable, possible |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | potis | master, in control of |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pótis | master, ruler; husband |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₃tis | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |