פוטנציאל

Hebrew

Etymology

Likely via German Potenzial, ultimately from Late Latin potentialis, from Latin potentia (“power”), from potens (“powerful”). Compare also Russian потенциал (potencial).

Noun

פּוֹטֶנְצִיָּאל • (potentsyál) m

1. Potential: a capacity or possibility of causing something.

References

• “פוטנציאל” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• פוטנציאל on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he