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Where does “poseda” come from?

poseda (Romanian) comes from French posséder, from Italian possedere, from Spanish poseer, from Latin possideō, from Latin potis, from Proto-Italic potis, from Proto-Indo-European pótis, from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tis — to drink.

Ancestry of “poseda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchposséderto own; to possess
2Italianpossedereto possess, have, own; to master
3Spanishposeerto possess, to own, to hold, to have; to sexually...
4Latinpossideō—
5Latinpotisable, capable, possible
6Proto-Italicpotis—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpótismaster, ruler; husband
8Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tis—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink

Words derived from “poseda”

  • posedare
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