Where does “dispossessive” come from?

dispossessive (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.

dispossessive (English): That dispossesses

Definitions

  1. That dispossesses

Ancestry of “dispossessive”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dispossessive”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pótis →