Words that come from Latin “possibilis”

86 words across 19 languages descend from Latin possibilis — including possible, impossible, possibility, possibly, impossibility, impossibly, compossible, possibilism.

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English (17)

French (7)

Latin (6)

Italian (6)

Romansch (6)

Spanish (6)

Catalan (5)

Portuguese (5)

Norman (5)

Galician (4)

Old French (4)

Ido (3)

Romanian (3)

Middle French (2)

Asturian (2)

Middle English (2)

Tagalog (1)

Maltese (1)

Ligurian (1)