Power

Morpheme

Power

Type

free base

Denotation

ability, strength, vigor, might, efficacy, control

Etymology

Middle English pouer; Anglo-Norman pouair; Old French povoir, from podir; Vulgar Latin *potere; Latin potis

Evidence

airpower, depower, electropower, empower, gunpower, horsepower, hydropower, manpower, mindpower, outpower, overpower, power, powered, powerful, powerholder, powering, powers, powerslam, repower, superpower, underpower, unpowered, willpower

See Also

Poss, Posse, Possess, Pote