Latin word root · Society & Law

pot-: power, ability

pot- is a Latin root meaning “power, ability”. Learn its variants and explore 2 connected words.

Meaning and variants

Meaning: power, ability

Root forms: pot-, poss-, poten-

Source word: possum — be able to, can, may

Word family and examples

• potential

  latent qualities that may be developed

• omnipotent

  having unlimited power

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