Proto-Italic

*possom

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Italic *possom.

11 English words in this record descend from Proto-Italic *possom, most familiar first.

• power ← poer ← pooir ← potēre ← posse
• possible ← possibilis ← possum
• impossible ← impossibilis ← possibilis ← possum
• possibility ← possibilite ← possibilité ← possibilite ← possibilitās
• impotent ← impotēns ← potēns ← possum
• impossibility ← impossibilité ← impossibilitās ← impossibilis ← possibilis
• potentate ← potentat ← potentat ← potentātus ← potēns
• potentilla ← potēns ← possum
• potence ← potentia ← potens ← possum
• possibilism ← possibilisme ← possible ← possibilis ← possum
• possibilitate ← possibilis ← possum

Etymograph / Proto-Italic *possom