Etymology

plenipotent

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Today it means: Having full power. Full definition →

Latin plenus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromplenus“full”
  2. English todayplenipotent

From Latin plenus (“full”) + potens, potentis (“potent”).

Words from the same roots

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