Where does “possessor” come from?
possessor (Portuguese) comes from Latin possessor, from Latin possessus, 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.
possessor (Portuguese): possessor; owner
Ancestry of “possessor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | possessor | possessor, owner; occupier |
| 2 | Latin | possessus | possessed; seized |
| 3 | Latin | possideō | — |
| 4 | Latin | potis | able, capable, possible |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | potis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pótis | master, ruler; husband |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₃tis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |