Where does “unapprehendable” come from?

unapprehendable (English) comes from English apprehendable, from English apprehend, from Old French apprehender, from Latin apprehendere, from Latin prehendō, from Proto-Italic *praiɣendō, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- — passed , crossed.

unapprehendable (English): Not apprehendable

Definitions

  1. Not apprehendable

Ancestry of “unapprehendable”, step by step

unapprehendable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English apprehendable

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishapprehendableThat can be apprehended
2EnglishapprehendTo take or seize; to take hold of; To take hold...
3Old Frenchapprehender
4Latinapprehenderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
5Latinprehendōto lay hold of, seize, grasp, grab, snatch, take, catch
6Proto-Italic*praiɣendō
7Proto-Italicprai-pre-, before
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-
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