Where does “corprendre” come from?
corprendre (Catalan) comes from Catalan prendre, from Old Occitan prendre, from Latin prendere, from Latin prehendere, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
corprendre (Catalan): to captivate
Definitions
- to captivate
Ancestry of “corprendre”, step by step
corprendre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan prendre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | prendre | to take |
| 2 | Old Occitan | prendre | to take |
| 3 | Latin | prendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 4 | Latin | prehendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 5 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Catalan cor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | cor | heart; chorus |
| 2 | Latin | chorus | chorus (all forms); a performance with dancing and singing; a troop or band of dancers and singers; performers |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | χορός | dance ring, round dance; dance accompanied by... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |