Compossible (Adjective)

Definition 1: Capable of coexistence with something else, possible in coexistence with something else, compatible.[@more@]

Usage 1: Today's word is a relative of "possible" and "impossible," whose prefix lends the sense of "with, together." The adverb is "compossibly" and the noun, "compossibility."

Suggested usage: Our readers involved in criminal investigation will find this word very useful: "The facts from the crime scene are compossible with only one interpretation of the crime." Should you ever feel yourself crowded by your 'significant other,' use today's word, "I'm afraid our lives simply aren't compossible." This gives you a few minutes to reconsider while your friend looks the word up in the dictionary.

Etymology: Today's word comes from Latin "compossibil-is" based on con "with, together" + "possibilis," an adjective from posse "can, to be able." The original root was Proto-Indo-European *poti- "powerful, lord" which we find in Latin potis "powerful, able" from "possum, posse, potui," whose various forms can be seen lurking in today's word, "potent," and "potential." The PIE compound *dem-s-poti- "house-master" became Greek despotes "master, lord" and our "despot." By the way, that root *dem- is the same root we see in Latin domus "house" (Russian dom "house") and our words "dome,"

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