Where does “poder” come from?

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

poder (Portuguese): power; possession; Only used in em poder de;...

Definitions

  1. power; possession; Only used in em poder de;...

Ancestry of “poder”, step by step

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

Words derived from “poder”

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