Etymology

bipotential

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Today it means: Of, pertaining to, or characterised by bipotentiality Full definition →

English potential ← Late Latin potentialis ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Italic*dwi-
  4. Latinbi-
  5. Englishbi-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*pótis
  7. Proto-Italic*potis
  8. Proto-Italic*potēō
  9. Proto-Italic*potēnts
  10. Latinpotēns
  11. Latinpotentia
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  14. Late Latinpotentialis
  15. Englishpotential
  16. English todaybipotential

From bi- + potential.

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