Imposed, absolutely rare, it would seem Campania, of the Caserta in particular, Possimato, Possomato and Pussumato are almost unique and should be altered forms of the always very rare Possumato, specific of the Neapolitan and Molise, traces of Possumato families to Riccia Campobasso are found since from the 1700s, they should all derive from nicknames originated from dialectal forms derived from a medieval term used for miraculous, probably derived from the Latin word impositus (imposed, on which the hands have been imposed or for which a grace has been requested).
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