Where does “apprehend” come from?
Apprehend comes from Old French apprehender, from Latin apprehendere, formed from the prefix ad- and preh₂-, a Proto-Indo-European root meaning to seize or grasp.
apprehend (English): To take or seize; to take hold of; To take hold...
Definitions
- To take or seize; to take hold of; To take hold...
Ancestry of “apprehend”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | apprehender | — |
| 2 | Latin | apprehendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 3 | Latin | prehendō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *praiɣendō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | prai- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “apprehend”