Where does “possedere” come from?

possedere (Italian) comes from Spanish poseer, 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.

possedere (Italian): to possess, have, own; to master

Definitions

  1. to possess, have, own; to master

Ancestry of “possedere”, step by step

possedere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish poseer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishposeerto possess, to own, to hold, to have; to sexually...
2Latinpossideōto have, hold, own, possess
3Latinpotisable, capable, possible
4Proto-Italicpotismaster, in control of
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpótismaster, ruler; husband
6Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tis—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink

via Latin possidēre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpossidēre—

Words derived from “possedere”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pótis →