Where does “despossesser” come from?
despossesser (Middle French) comes from Middle French possesser, from Old French possesser, from Latin possessus, from Latin possideō, from Latin potis, from Proto-Italic potis, from Proto-Indo-European pótis, from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tis — to drink.
despossesser (Middle French): to dispossess
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