Where does “deprehend” come from?
deprehend (English) comes from Latin deprehendere, from Latin deprehendo, from Latin prehendo, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
deprehend (English): To take unawares or by surprise; to catch or...
Definitions
- To take unawares or by surprise; to catch or...
Ancestry of “deprehend”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | deprehendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 2 | Latin | deprehendo | I take away, seize, snatch; I overtake; I catch |
| 3 | Latin | prehendo | I lay hold of, seize, grasp, grab, snatch, take,... |
| 4 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 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 |