Possibility

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late Middle English: from Old French possibilite, from late Latin possibilitas, from possibilis ‘able to be done’ (see possible).


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From Middle French possibilité, from Old French possibilite, from Late Latin possibilitās(“possibility”), from Latin possibilis(“possible”); see possible.


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possibility (n.)

late 14c., "state, fact, or condition of being possible," from Old French possibilité (13c.) and directly from Latin possibilitatem (nominative possibilitas) "possibility," from possibilis (see possible (adj.)). Meaning "a possible thing or substance; that which may take place or come into being" is from c. 1400. Related: Possibilities.