- possessive (adj.)
[possessive 词源字典]
- mid-15c. (grammatical, also as a noun); 1550s in general use, from Middle French possessif (15c.) "relating to possession, possessive," and directly from Latin possessivus, from possess-, past participle stem of possidere "to possess" (see possess). Related: Possessively; possessiveness.[possessive etymology, possessive origin, 英语词源]