Where does “posedare” come from?
posedare (Romanian) comes from Romanian poseda, from French posséder, from Italian possedere, from Spanish poseer, from Latin possideō, from Latin potis, from Proto-Italic potis, from Proto-Indo-European pótis — to drink.
posedare (Romanian): possessing; possession
Definitions
- possessing; possession
Ancestry of “posedare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | poseda | to own |
| 2 | French | posséder | to own; to possess |
| 3 | Italian | possedere | to possess, have, own; to master |
| 4 | Spanish | poseer | to possess, to own, to hold, to have; to sexually... |
| 5 | Latin | possideō | to have, hold, own, possess |
| 6 | Latin | potis | able, capable, possible |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | potis | master, in control of |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pótis | master, ruler; husband |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₃tis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |