poéi
Ligurian
/pwej/
verb
Definitions
- (ambitransitive) can, be able to
- (ambitransitive) may, might; be possible to
Etymology
Inherited from Latin *potēre, posse, possum (be able).
Origin
Latin
posse, possum
Gloss
be able
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *possō Latin
- *potēre Latin
- posse Latin
- posse, possum Latin
- possum Latin
- potens Latin
- potere Italian
- poder Spanish, Castilian
- puede Spanish, Castilian
- *h₁es- Proto-Indo-European
- poeir Old French
- pooir Old French
- povoir Old French
- poder Galician
- putea Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- putere Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- poder Old Portuguese
- puteari Aromanian
- pudair Romansh
- pudeir Romansh
- puder Romansh
- poder Asturian
- podê Friulian
- poder Old Occitan
- putiri Sicilian
- potar Dalmatian
- podei Ladin
- pòdere Sardinian
- putè Neapolitan
- poder Aragonese
- povêr Franco-Provençal