Where does “prepossession” come from?
Prepossession comes from English possession, derived from Latin possessio (a taking or holding), formed from the Latin suffix -tio and Latin potis (able, powerful), which traces to Proto-Indo-European sed- (to sit).
prepossession (English): Preoccupation; having possession beforehand; A...
Definitions
- Preoccupation; having possession beforehand; A...
Ancestry of “prepossession”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | possession | Control or occupancy of something for which one... |
| 2 | Latin | possessiō | The act of taking possession of, seizing, occupying, taking |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |