puissant

Betekenis (Engels)

Powerful, mighty, having authority.

Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈpwɪs(ə)nt/
Etimologie (Engels)

In summary

From Middle English puissaunt, from Middle French puissant, poissant, Anglo-Norman puissant, Old French pussant, et al., present participle of pooir (“to be able”), ultimately from Latin posse (“be able”).

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