Where does “prisa” come from?
prisa (French) comes from French priser, from French prise, from Old French prise, from Old French prendre, from Latin prendere, from Latin prehendere, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai- — passed , crossed.
prisa (French): third-person singular past historic of priser
Definitions
- third-person singular past historic of priser
Ancestry of “prisa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | priser | to snuff, take snuff; to price; to prize |
| 2 | French | prise | socket, wall socket; hold; grip |
| 3 | Old French | prise | seizure; taking; capture |
| 4 | Old French | prendre | to take |
| 5 | Latin | prendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 6 | Latin | prehendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 7 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | prai- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |