Where does “reprise” come from?
Reprise comes from Old French reprise, the past participle of Old French reprendre, from Latin reprendere and Latin reprehendere, ultimately from Latin reprehendo, composed of the prefix re- and prae-, tracing to Proto-Indo-European gʰed-.
reprise (English): A recurrence or resumption of an action; A...
Definitions
- A recurrence or resumption of an action; A...
Ancestry of “reprise”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | reprise | A time, instance; A second-half kick-off; A... |
| 2 | French | repris | past participle of reprendre; masculine plural of... |
| 3 | French | reprendre | to take back, recover, regain; to take again,... |
| 4 | Old French | reprendre | to retake |
| 5 | Latin | reprendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 6 | Latin | reprehendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 7 | Latin | reprehendo | I hold back, hold fast, take hold of, seize,... |
| 8 | Latin | prehendo | I lay hold of, seize, grasp, grab, snatch, take,... |
| 9 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 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 |