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Where does “apprisal” come from?

apprisal (English) comes from English apprise, from French appris, from Middle French apprendre, from Old French aprendre, from Latin apprendere, from Latin apprehendere, from Latin prehendō, from Proto-Italic *praiɣendō — passed , crossed.

apprisal (English): The act of apprising, of making aware, of...

Definitions

  1. The act of apprising, of making aware, of...

Ancestry of “apprisal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishappriseTo notify, or to make aware; to inform
2Frenchapprispast participle of apprendre; masculine plural of...
3Middle Frenchapprendreto learn
4Old Frenchaprendreto learn; to teach; to educate
5Latinapprenderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
6Latinapprehenderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
7Latinprehendō—
8Proto-Italic*praiɣendō—
9Proto-Italicprai-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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