Where does “possessivity” come from?
possessivity (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.
possessivity (English): The quality of being possessive
Definitions
- The quality of being possessive
Ancestry of “possessivity”, step by step