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Where does “poseedor” come from?

poseedor (Spanish) comes from Spanish poseer, 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.

poseedor (Spanish): owning; owner

Definitions

  1. owning; owner

Ancestry of “poseedor”, step by step

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