French word pouvoir comes from Latin possum (I am able, can.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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possum | Latin (lat) | I am able, can. |
*potēre | Vulgar Latin (la-vul) | |
*potere | Vulgar Latin (la-vul) | |
podir | Old French (fro) | (very early Old French). |
povoir | Middle French (frm) | Power (ability, capability). Power (authority, right, permission) Can; be able to. |
pouvoir | French (fr) | (countable, or, uncountable) power, a power.. (legal) power of attorney. Authority Can, to be able to. May. |