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Where does “podê” come from?

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

podê (Friulian): can, could, may, might; to be able to

Definitions

  1. can, could, may, might; to be able to

Ancestry of “podê”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinpotereto be able; second-person singular present...
2LatinpossumI am able, I can, I may
3Proto-Italic*possom—

Words derived from “podê”

  • podè
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