ἑτέρως ἠδύνατο βέλτιον ἢ ὡς νῦν ἔχει κατεσκευάσθαι → otherwise they could have been constructed better than they are now (Galen, On the use of parts of the body 4.143.1 Kühn)
pote undeclined ADJ :: able, capable; possible (early Latin)
pŏte: adj., v. potis, I.
pŏtĕ, v. potis.
pote = potest, s. potis.
