Where does “posséder” come from?

posséder (French) comes from Italian possedere, from Spanish poseer, from Latin possideō, from Latin potis, from Proto-Italic potis, from Proto-Indo-European pótis, from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tis, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.

posséder (French): to own; to possess

Definitions

  1. to own; to possess

Ancestry of “posséder”, step by step

posséder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian possedere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpossedereto possess, have, own; to master
2Spanishposeerto possess, to own, to hold, to have; to sexually...
3Latinpossideōto have, hold, own, possess
4Latinpotisable, capable, possible
5Proto-Italicpotismaster, in control of
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpótismaster, ruler; husband
7Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tis—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink

via Middle French possider

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchpossiderto own; to possess
2Old Frenchporseoirto possess, own
3Latinpossidēre—

Words derived from “posséder”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pótis →