英文词源
- potentate (n.)
- c. 1400, from Old French potentat and directly from Late Latin potentatus "a ruler," also "political power," from Latin potentatus "might, power, rule, dominion," from potentem (nominative potens) "powerful" (see potent).
中文词源
词根词缀： -pot- 能够 + -ent 形容词后缀 + -ate名词词尾
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：potentate 词源，potentate 含义。
来自potent,有权的，-ate,人。引申词义君王，统治者。
