词根：-pot-, -poss-

【词根含义】：能,能够

【词根来源】：拉丁语动词possum, posse, potui, -(能,能够)来源于早期拉丁语动词短语potis esse(能,能够)。posse的前身是古拉丁语potere(能,能够)。 

【同源单词】：impotence, impotency, impotent, multipotent, omnipotence

词根词缀：poten-, pot-, poss-, -potent, -potence, -potency, -potential

【来源及含义】Latin: power, strength, ability, able; having authority over; rule over, command of

【相关词根词缀】Cross references of word families related directly, or indirectly, to: "master, lead, leading, ruler, ruling, govern": -agogic; agon-; arch-; -crat; dom-; gov-; magist-; regi-; tyran-.

【同源单词】armipotent, astripotence, auripotence, bellipotence, bellipotent, biopotency

词根词缀：pre-, prae-

【来源及含义】Latin: before [both in time and place]

【相关描述】The prefix prae- can actually be substituted for pre- because both of them are different spellings for the same prefix meaning "before".

【相关词根词缀】 Related before-word units: ante-; antero-; anti-; pro-. Related "time" units: aevum, evum; archaeo-, archeo-; Calendars; chrono-; horo-; Quotes: Time; tempo-.

【同源单词】preacquaint, preacquaintance, preagonal, pre-agricultural, preamble, preambular