Where does “nonpossessive” come from?
nonpossessive (English) comes from English possessive, from Middle French possessif, from Latin possessivus, from Latin possideō, from Latin potis, from Proto-Italic potis, from Proto-Indo-European pótis, from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tis — to drink.
nonpossessive (English): Not possessive
Ancestry of “nonpossessive”, step by step