Where does “podè” come from?

podè (Friulian) comes from Friulian podê, from Vulgar Latin potere, from Latin possum, from Proto-Italic *possom.

podè (Friulian): power; authority

Definitions

  1. power; authority

Ancestry of “podè”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Friulianpodêcan, could, may, might; to be able to
2Vulgar Latinpotereto be able; second-person singular present...
3LatinpossumI am able, I can, I may
4Proto-Italic*possom—
Every word from Proto-Italic *possom →Every word from Latin possum →Every word from Vulgar Latin potere →