Where does “Possessivsuffix” come from?
Possessivsuffix (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.
Possessivsuffix (German): possessive suffix
Definitions
- possessive suffix
Ancestry of “Possessivsuffix”, step by step
Possessivsuffix 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 Suffix
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Suffix | suffix, postfix |
| 2 | Latin | suffixum | nominative neuter singular of suffīxus;... |
| 3 | Latin | suffixus | fastened |
| 4 | Latin | suffigo | I fasten or fix onto |
| 5 | Latin | sub | under, beneath; behind; at the feet of |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | supo | under |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |