totipotent (adj.)

1896, from Latin toti-, combining form of totus "whole" (see total (adj.)) + potent. Perhaps immediately from or on analogy of German totipotent, which is attested by 1893. Related: Totipotency. Totipresent "present throughout a portion of space" is from 1768.

also from 1896

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potent (adj.)

early 15c., "mighty, very powerful, possessed of inherent strength," from Latin potentem (nominative potens) "powerful," present participle of posse "be able, be powerful," a contraction of potis esse "be powerful, be master," from potis "powerful, able, capable; possible;" of persons, "better, preferable; chief, principal; strongest, foremost," from PIE root *poti- "powerful; lord." "The exact process leading from potis + esse to the paradigm of posse is disputed" [de Vaan].

The meaning "having sexual power, capable of orgasm in sexual intercourse" (of men) is recorded by 1893.

posse "be able, be powerful," a contraction of potis esse "be powerful, be master,"

total (adj.)

"complete in extent or degree, lacking no member or part; entire," late 14c., from Old French total (14c.), from Medieval Latin totalis "entire, total" (as in summa totalis "sum total"), from Latin totus "all, all at once, the whole, entire, altogether," a word of unknown origin.

Total war is attested from 1937 (William Shirer), in reference to a concept developed in Germany.

*poti-

Proto-Indo-European root meaning "powerful; lord."

It forms all or part of: bashaw; compos mentis; despot; hospodar; host (n.1) "person who receives guests;" idempotent; impotent; omnipotent; pasha; plenipotentiary; posse; possess; possible; potence; potency; potent; potentate; potential; potentiate; potentiometer; power; totipotent.

It is the hypothetical source of/evidence for its existence is provided by: Sanskrit patih "master, husband;" Greek posis, Lithuanian patis "husband;" Latin potis "powerful, able, capable; possible."

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