Where does “reprisable” come from?
reprisable (English) comes from English reprise, from French reprise, from French repris, from French reprendre, from Old French reprendre, from Latin reprendere, from Latin reprehendere, from Latin reprehendo — passed , crossed.
reprisable (English): Liable to be compensated for something that was taken
Definitions
- Liable to be compensated for something that was taken
Ancestry of “reprisable”, step by step
reprisable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English reprise
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | reprise | A recurrence or resumption of an action; A... |
| 2 | French | reprise | A time, instance; A second-half kick-off; A... |
| 3 | French | repris | past participle of reprendre; masculine plural of... |
| 4 | French | reprendre | to take back, recover, regain; to take again,... |
| 5 | Old French | reprendre | to retake |
| 6 | Latin | reprendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 7 | Latin | reprehendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 8 | Latin | reprehendo | I hold back, hold fast, take hold of, seize,... |
| 9 | Latin | prehendo | I lay hold of, seize, grasp, grab, snatch, take,... |
| 10 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English able
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 2 | Middle English | able | capable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent |
| 3 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 4 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |