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Where does “reprehensibly” come from?

reprehensibly (English) comes from English reprehensible, from Late Latin reprehensibilis, from Latin reprehendō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.

reprehensibly (English): In a reprehensible manner

Definitions

  1. In a reprehensible manner

Ancestry of “reprehensibly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreprehensibleBlameworthy, censurable, guilty; Deserving of...
2Late Latinreprehensibilisreprehensible, blameworthy
3Latinreprehendō—
4Latinrĕ-—
5Latinprōdūcō—
6Latinprō-—
7Proto-Italic*pro-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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