Early 17th century; earliest use found in William Shakespeare (1564–1616), playwright and poet. From classical Latin multipotent-, multipotēns from multi- + potent-, potēns.
Definition of multipotent in US English:
multipotent
adjectiveˌmʌltɪˈpəʊtnt
1Having much power; very powerful. Now rare.
2Biology and Medicine= multipotential.
Origin
Early 17th century; earliest use found in William Shakespeare (1564–1616), playwright and poet. From classical Latin multipotent-, multipotēns from multi- + potent-, potēns.