Where does “dispossessively” come from?

dispossessively (English) comes from English dispossessive, from English dispossess, from Middle French despossesser, from Middle French possesser, from Old French possesser, from Latin possessus, from Latin possideō, from Latin potis — to drink.

dispossessively (English): In a dispossessive manner

Definitions

  1. In a dispossessive manner

Ancestry of “dispossessively”, step by step

dispossessively traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English dispossessive

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdispossessiveThat dispossesses
2EnglishdispossessTo deprive someone of the possession of land,...
3Middle Frenchdespossesserto dispossess
4Middle Frenchpossesserto possess
5Old Frenchpossesserto possess
6Latinpossessuspossessed; seized
7Latinpossideōto have, hold, own, possess
8Latinpotisable, capable, possible
9Proto-Italicpotismaster, in control of
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpótismaster, ruler; husband
11Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tis—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pótis →