English
independent possessive
From independent + possessive.
A compound of independent + possessive
Middle English independent
English independent
Proto-Indo-European *sed- ‘to sit’
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Latin possideō ‘to possess’
Latin possessiō ‘possessing’
Latin possessivus ‘of or pertaining to possession’
Middle French possessif
English possessive
Today it means
noun Synonym of independent genitive.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / independent possessive