Where does “potere” come from?
potere (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin potere, from Latin possum, from Proto-Italic *possom.
potere (Italian): can, could; be able to; may, might; be possible...
Definitions
- can, could; be able to; may, might; be possible...
Ancestry of “potere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | potere | to be able; second-person singular present... |
| 2 | Latin | possum | I am able, I can, I may |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *possom | — |
Words derived from “potere”