Etymology of the English word potent
the English word
potentderived from the Latin word
potens (powerful, strong; capable)
derived from the Latin word
posse (to be able; be able, can; [multum posse => have much)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*poti- (powerful, lord)
Derivations in English
equipotent,
idempotent,
multipotent,
nilpotent,
totipotent,
unipotentCognates
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potent, Norwegian
potent, Swedish
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