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Where does “potestativo” come from?

potestativo (Spanish) comes from Latin potestativus, from Latin potestas, from Proto-Italic potistāts.

potestativo (Spanish): potestative

Definitions

  1. potestative

Ancestry of “potestativo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpotestativus—
2Latinpotestaspower, ability; mastery, control; authority,...
3Proto-Italicpotistāts—
Every word from Proto-Italic potistāts →