Where does “apoderarse” come from?

apoderarse (Spanish) comes from Spanish apoderar, from Spanish poder, from Latin posso, from Finnish possu, from Finnish porsas, from Proto-Finnic porcas, from Romanian porc, from Latin porcus — passed , crossed.

apoderarse (Spanish): to take power; to seize

Definitions

  1. to take power; to seize

Ancestry of “apoderarse”, step by step

apoderarse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish apoderar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishapoderarto empower; to seize, to gain, to get hold of, to...
2Spanishpoderpower, reign; authorization; proxy
3Latinpossoto be able
4Finnishpossupiggy, pig, piglet; a slovenly person; pork
5FinnishporsasA piglet; Pork; A pig in the sense of messy,...
6Proto-Finnicporcaspiglet
7Romanianporcpig (mammal of genus Sus), hog, swine
8Latinporcusa piglet, a young pig; a pig, hog; Short for...
9Proto-Italicporkospig
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpórḱospiglet
11Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
12Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Spanish se

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishseThird person reflexive direct or indirect object...
2Latinsethe accusative of the reflexive pronoun meaning...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanse-one's own
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European perḱ-
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