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Where does “possessorius” come from?

possessorius (Latin) comes from Latin possessor, from Latin possessus, 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.

Ancestry of “possessorius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpossessorpossessor, owner; occupier
2Latinpossessuspossessed; seized
3Latinpossideō—
4Latinpotisable, capable, possible
5Proto-Italicpotis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpótismaster, ruler; husband
7Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tis—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink

Words derived from “possessorius”

  • possessory
  • nonpossessory
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