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potencial.

potential

9 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

adj/potenˈθjal/[po.t̪ẽn̟ˈθjal]/potenˈsjal/[po.t̪ẽnˈsjal]

  1. potential

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pótis Proto-Italic *potis Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *-ējō Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ēō Proto-Italic *potēō Proto-Italic *potēnts Latin potēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin potentia Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin potentiālisbor. Spanish potencial Borrowed from Late Latin potentiālis.

noun/potenˈθjal/[po.t̪ẽn̟ˈθjal]/potenˈsjal/[po.t̪ẽnˈsjal]

  1. potential

    masculine

  2. conditional tense

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pótis Proto-Italic *potis Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *-ējō Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ēō Proto-Italic *potēō Proto-Italic *potēnts Latin potēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin potentia Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin potentiālisbor. Spanish potencial Borrowed from Late Latin potentiālis.

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