Where does “apprise” come from?
Apprise comes from French appris, the past participle of French apprendre, derived from Latin apprehendere, meaning to seize or grasp, formed from Latin ad- plus Latin apprehendo.
apprise (English): To notify, or to make aware; to inform
Definitions
- To notify, or to make aware; to inform
Ancestry of “apprise”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | appris | past participle of apprendre; masculine plural of... |
| 2 | Middle French | apprendre | to learn |
| 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 |