Etymology

prepotent

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Today it means: Very powerful; superior in force, influence, or authority; predominant. Full definition →

Latin praepotens ← Proto-Italic *potēnts ← Proto-Indo-European *pótis
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*pótis
  8. Proto-Italic*potis
  9. Proto-Italic*potēō
  10. Proto-Italic*potēnts
  11. Latinpotēns
  12. Latinpraepotens
  13. English todayprepotent

Borrowed from Latin praepotens.

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