Where does “possessif” come from?
possessif (Norman) comes from Latin possessivus, 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.
possessif (Norman): possessive
Ancestry of “possessif”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | possessivus | possessive |
| 2 | Latin | possideō | — |
| 3 | Latin | potis | able, capable, possible |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | potis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pótis | master, ruler; husband |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₃tis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |