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Where does “apprise” come from?

apprise (French) comes from French apprendre, from Middle French apprendre, from Old French aprendre, from Latin apprendere, from Latin apprehendere, from Latin prehendō, from Proto-Italic *praiɣendō, from Proto-Italic prai- — passed , crossed.

apprise (French): feminine singular of appris; feminine singular of...

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of appris; feminine singular of...

Ancestry of “apprise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchapprendreto learn; to teach
2Middle Frenchapprendreto learn
3Old Frenchaprendreto learn; to teach; to educate
4Latinapprenderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
5Latinapprehenderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
6Latinprehendō—
7Proto-Italic*praiɣendō—
8Proto-Italicprai-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “apprise”

  • apprise
  • apprisal
  • appriser
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