Where does “apprentice” come from?
Apprentice comes from Middle English apprentice, from Old French aprentis, from Old French aprentif, from Old French aprendre, from Latin apprendere, from Latin apprehendere, meaning to grasp or seize, from Latin ad- prefixed to apprehendo.
apprentice (English): A trainee, especially in a skilled trade; One who...
Definitions
- A trainee, especially in a skilled trade; One who...
Ancestry of “apprentice”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | apprentice | — |
| 2 | Old French | aprentis | apprentice |
| 3 | Old French | aprendre | to learn; to teach; to educate |
| 4 | Latin | apprendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 5 | Latin | apprehendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 6 | Latin | prehendō | to lay hold of, seize, grasp, grab, snatch, take, catch |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *praiɣendō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |