Where does “possessori” come from?

possessori (Interlingua) comes from Italian possessorio, from Latin possessorius, from Latin possessor, from Latin possessus, from Latin possideō, from Latin potis, from Proto-Italic potis, from Proto-Indo-European pótis — to drink.

possessori (Interlingua): possessory

Definitions

  1. possessory

Ancestry of “possessori”, step by step

possessori traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian possessorio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpossessoriopossessory
2Latinpossessoriuspossessory
3Latinpossessorpossessor, owner; occupier
4Latinpossessuspossessed; seized
5Latinpossideōto have, hold, own, possess
6Latinpotisable, capable, possible
7Proto-Italicpotismaster, in control of
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpótismaster, ruler; husband
9Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tis—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink

via English possessory

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpossessoryOf, pertaining to, having or arising from...
2Middle Englishpossessorie—

via French possessoire

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpossessoirepossessory
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pótis →