Etymology of the English word potential
the English word
potentialderived from the Old French word
potencielderived from the Latin word
potentialisderived from the Latin word
potentia (force, power, political power)
derived 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
equipotential,
geopotential,
unipotential,
potentially,
potentiometerCognates
Dutch
potentiaal, French
potentiel, German
Potential, Italian
potenziale, Norwegian
potensial, Spanish
potencial, Swedish
potentialUsage
Word found in Modern English
