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Etymology
From Old French povoir, pooir, from early Old French poeir, from Vulgar Latin potēre (“to be able”) for Classical Latin posse, present active infinitive of possum. *Potēre was a regularized form from the root potis (“able”) or formed on the basis of the present participle potens. The v is an epenthetic consonant added to avoid hiatus.
Verb
pouver
- (Jersey) can, to be able to
Noun
pouver m (plural pouvers)
- (Jersey) power
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