Where does “empoderante” come from?
empoderante (Spanish) comes from Spanish empoderar, from English empower, from English Power, from Middle English power, from Anglo-Norman poer, from Latin potēre, from Latin posse, from Latin potis — to drink.
empoderante (Spanish): empowering
Definitions
- empowering
Ancestry of “empoderante”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | empoderar | to empower |
| 2 | English | empower | To give permission, power, or the legal right to... |
| 3 | English | Power | A button of a computer, a video game console, or... |
| 4 | Middle English | power | Ability, power or capability |
| 5 | Anglo-Norman | poer | — |
| 6 | Latin | potēre | — |
| 7 | Latin | posse | present active infinitive of possum "to be able... |
| 8 | Latin | potis | able, capable, possible |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | potis | master, in control of |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pótis | master, ruler; husband |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₃tis | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |