Where does “prenant” come from?
prenant (French) comes from French prendre, from Middle French prendre, from Old French prendre, from Latin prendere, from Latin prehendere, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- — passed , crossed.
prenant (French): present participle of prendre; gripping,...
Definitions
- present participle of prendre; gripping,...
Ancestry of “prenant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | prendre | to take; to eat; to drink; to get; to buy |
| 2 | Middle French | prendre | to take |
| 3 | Old French | prendre | to take |
| 4 | Latin | prendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 5 | Latin | prehendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 6 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | prai- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |