Where does “possibility” come from?
Possibility comes from Middle French possibilité, from Old French possibilite, from Latin possibilitas, ultimately from Latin possum meaning "to be able," derived from Proto-Indo-European pótis.
possibility (English): The quality of being possible; A thing possible;...
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- The quality of being possible; A thing possible;...
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