Possible
/ˈpɒs.ə.bəl/noun
Able to be done, achieved, or true.
Did you know?English got possible through French and Latin from a root tied to power, which is why possible and power are ancient linguistic cousins.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*poti-
“lord, master; one who has power”
Latin
Latin
posse
“to be able, have power”
Latin
Latin
possibilis
“able to be done, possible”
Old French
OF
possible
“possible, feasible”
Middle English
English
possible
“capable of happening or being done”
Modern English
English
possible
“able to happen, exist, or be done”