Etymology

equipotential

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Today it means: Having equal potential. Full definition →

English potential ← Late Latin potentialis ← Latin aequi-
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*aikʷos?
  2. Old Latinaiquos
  3. Latinaequus
  4. Latinaequi-
  5. Englishequi-
  6. Late Latinpotentialis
  7. Englishpotential
  8. English todayequipotential

From equi- + potential.

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