Where does “Possessivartikel” come from?
Possessivartikel (German) comes from German possessiv, from Latin possessivus, 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.
Possessivartikel (German): possessive determiner
Definitions
- possessive determiner
Ancestry of “Possessivartikel”, step by step
Possessivartikel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German possessiv
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | possessiv | possessive |
| 2 | Latin | possessivus | possessive |
| 3 | Latin | possideō | to have, hold, own, possess |
| 4 | Latin | potis | able, capable, possible |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | potis | master, in control of |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pótis | master, ruler; husband |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₃tis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |
via German Artikel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Artikel | article; article, item, ware; article, paragraph,... |
| 2 | Latin | articulus | A point connecting various parts of the body;... |
| 3 | Latin | artus | narrow, close, fitted, confined, dense; severe,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂értus | that which is fit together; juncture, ordering |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |