Where does “puder” come from?

puder (Romansch) comes from Vulgar Latin potere, from Latin possum, from Proto-Italic *possom.

puder (Romansch): to be able

Definitions

  1. to be able

Ancestry of “puder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinpotereto be able; second-person singular present...
2LatinpossumI am able, I can, I may
3Proto-Italic*possom—
Every word from Proto-Italic *possom →Every word from Latin possum →Every word from Vulgar Latin potere →