Etymology

potentiality

pot·ent·i·al·i·ty
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Today it means: The quality of being or having potential. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pótis
  2. Proto-Italic*potis
  3. Proto-Italic*potēō
  4. Proto-Italic*potēnts
  5. Latinpotēns
  6. Latinpotentia
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  9. Late Latinpotentialis
  10. Englishpotential
  11. English todaypotentiality

From potential + -ity.

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