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Etymology of the English word firepower

the English word firepower
derived from the English word fire
derived from the English word fir
derived from the Middle Dutch word vierde
derived from the English word fur
derived from the Old French word forrer
derived from the Old French word feurre
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pa-
derived from the Frankish root *fodar
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *paəwr₀
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *fothram
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *furkhon
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *fuir
derived from the English word power
derived from the Latin word exponens (exponent)
derived from the Classical Latin word exponere (set, put forth, out)
derived from the Latin word ponere (esteem, value, count; lay; found; put, lay down; put, place, set; specify, put down; cite)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *apo-
using the Latin prefix ex-
derived from the Late Latin word ex (out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *eghs

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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