"potential, possible" in seven languages
Meaningpotential, possible
Spanish
potencial
/potenˈθjal/
learned
French
potentiel
/pɔtɑ̃sjɛl/
learned
fem.: potentielle
Italian
potenziale
/potenˈtsjale/
learned
Portuguese
potencial
/potẽsiˈaw/
learned
Romanian
potențial
/potentsiˈal/
borrowed · French potentiel
Catalan
potencial
/putənsiˈal/
learned
English
potential
/pəˈtɛnʃəl/
from Latin/French · Late Latin POTENTIĀLIS
English → Italianpotential, possiblepotenzialeCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
POTENTIĀLEM‘having power (POTENTIA 'power')’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
From POTENTIA 'power, ability': potential is what has the power to be. Spanish and Italian poder, potere 'to be able' come from the same root.
English relatives: potent, potency, power, possible
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In a sentence
- esSon clientes potenciales.
- frCe sont des clients potentiels.
- itSono clienti potenziali.
- ptSão potenciais clientes.
- roSunt clienți potențiali.
- caSón clients potencials.
- enThey are potential customers.
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