Where does “povoir” come from?

povoir (Middle French) comes from Old French povoir, from Old French poeir, from Vulgar Latin potere, from Latin possum, from Proto-Italic *possom.

povoir (Middle French): can; be able to; power

Definitions

  1. can; be able to; power

Ancestry of “povoir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpovoir—
2Old FrenchpoeirAlternative form of pooir
3Vulgar Latinpotereto be able; second-person singular present...
4LatinpossumI am able, I can, I may
5Proto-Italic*possom—

Words derived from “povoir”

Every word from Proto-Italic *possom →Every word from Latin possum →Every word from Vulgar Latin potere →