Where does “apprehendingly” come from?
apprehendingly (English) comes from English apprehending, from English apprehend, from Old French apprehender, from Latin apprehendere, from Latin prehendō, from Proto-Italic *praiɣendō, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- — passed , crossed.
apprehendingly (English): With apprehension or understanding
Definitions
- With apprehension or understanding
Ancestry of “apprehendingly”, step by step
apprehendingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English apprehending
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | apprehending | present participle of apprehend; An act by which... |
| 2 | English | apprehend | To take or seize; to take hold of; To take hold... |
| 3 | Old French | apprehender | — |
| 4 | Latin | apprehendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 5 | Latin | prehendō | to lay hold of, seize, grasp, grab, snatch, take, catch |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *praiɣendō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |