Where does “podir” come from?

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

podir (Old French): Alternative form of pooir

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of pooir

Ancestry of “podir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinpotereto be able; second-person singular present...
2LatinpossumI am able, I can, I may
3Proto-Italic*possom—
Every word from Proto-Italic *possom →Every word from Latin possum →Every word from Vulgar Latin potere →