Where does “nonpossessor” come from?

nonpossessor (English) comes from English possessor, from English possess, from Middle English possessen, from Middle French possesser, from Old French possesser, from Latin possessus, from Latin possideō, from Latin potis — to drink.

nonpossessor (English): One who is not a possessor

Definitions

  1. One who is not a possessor

Ancestry of “nonpossessor”, step by step

nonpossessor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English possessor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpossessorAgent noun of possess; one who possesses
2EnglishpossessTo have; to have ownership of; To take control of...
3Middle Englishpossessen—
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 non

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnonObsolete form of none
2Frenchnonno; not; a no, a negative response
3Old Frenchnonno; not; Alternative form of nom
4Latinnōnnot
5Old Latinnoenum—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pótis →