Where does “poeir” come from?

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

poeir (Old French): Alternative form of pooir

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of pooir

Ancestry of “poeir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinpotereto be able; second-person singular present...
2LatinpossumI am able, I can, I may
3Proto-Italic*possom—

Words derived from “poeir”

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