Etymograph

English

in posse

In posse comes from Latin posse ‘to be able’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEposse‘to be able’
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEin posse
  3. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEposse‘to be able’
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEin posse
  3. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Latin posse ‘to be able’

power, potent, 1 more

Today it means

adj In possibility, having a potential to exist, in potential but not in actuality, (contradistinguished by in esse)

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Etymograph / Latin posse / in posse

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