adjective/potenˈθjal/
potential
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *pótis
Proto-Italic *potis
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti
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-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālis
Late Latin potentiālisbor.
Spanish potencial
Borrowed from Late Latin potentiālis.
noun, masculine/potenˈθjal/plural: potenciales
potential; conditional tense
Synonyms: porvenir, condicional
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *pótis
Proto-Italic *potis
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti
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-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālis
Late Latin potentiālisbor.
Spanish potencial
Borrowed from Late Latin potentiālis.