English

subpotential

From sub- + potential.

Proto-Indo-European *upó ‘up; from below’

Proto-Italic *supo ‘under’

Latin sub ‘under, beneath, below’

English sub-

Latin potens ‘powerful’

Latin potentia ‘power’

Late Latin potentialis ‘force’

Today it means

noun A subordinate potential

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / subpotential