Etymology

omnipotent

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Today it means: Having unlimited power, force or authority. Full definition →

Middle English omnipotent(e) ← Old French omnipotent ← Latin omnipotēns, omnipotentem
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromomnipotēns, omnipotentem
  2. Old French · derived fromomnipotent
  3. Middle English · inherited fromomnipotent(e)
  4. English todayomnipotent

Inherited from Middle English omnipotent(e), from Old French omnipotent, from Latin omnipotēns, omnipotentem.

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