Where does “pre-apprenticeship” come from?
pre-apprenticeship (English) comes from English apprenticeship, from English apprentice, from Middle English apprentice, from Old French aprentis, from Old French aprendre, from Latin apprendere, from Latin apprehendere, from Latin prehendō — passed , crossed.
pre-apprenticeship (English): A course of study taken before the start of an...
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- A course of study taken before the start of an...
Ancestry of “pre-apprenticeship”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | apprenticeship | The condition of, or the time served by, an... |
| 2 | English | apprentice | A trainee, especially in a skilled trade; One who... |
| 3 | Middle English | apprentice | — |
| 4 | Old French | aprentis | apprentice |
| 5 | Old French | aprendre | to learn; to teach; to educate |
| 6 | Latin | apprendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 7 | Latin | apprehendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 8 | Latin | prehendō | to lay hold of, seize, grasp, grab, snatch, take, catch |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *praiɣendō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |