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Where does “dispossessest” come from?

dispossessest (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.

dispossessest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...

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  1. second-person singular simple present form of...

Ancestry of “dispossessest”, step by step

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