potence

The story

1. Latin · derived frompotentia“power, in Medieval Latin also crutch”
2. Middle French · borrowed frompotence“power, a crutch”
3. English todaypotence

Borrowed from Middle French potence (“power, a crutch”), from Latin potentia (“power, in Medieval Latin also crutch”), from potens (“powerful”); see potent.

Words from the same roots