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
Ancestry of “podè”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Friulian | podê | can, could, may, might; to be able to |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | potere | to be able; second-person singular present... |
| 3 | Latin | possum | I am able, I can, I may |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *possom | — |