Where does “dispossessee” come from?

dispossessee (English) comes from English dispossess, from Middle French despossesser, from Middle French possesser, from Old French possesser, from Latin possessus, from Latin possideō, from Latin potis, from Proto-Italic potis — to drink.

dispossessee (English): One who is dispossessed

Definitions

  1. One who is dispossessed

Ancestry of “dispossessee”, step by step

dispossessee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English dispossess

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdispossessTo deprive someone of the possession of land,...
2Middle Frenchdespossesserto dispossess
3Middle Frenchpossesserto possess
4Old Frenchpossesserto possess
5Latinpossessuspossessed; seized
6Latinpossideōto have, hold, own, possess
7Latinpotisable, capable, possible
8Proto-Italicpotismaster, in control of
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpótismaster, ruler; husband
10Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tis—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink

via English EE

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEEInitialism of electrical engineering
2Cantonese噫—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pótis →