Where does “povoir” come from?

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

Ancestry of “povoir”, step by step

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

Words derived from “povoir”

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