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Where does “reprendre” come from?

reprendre (French) comes from Old French reprendre, from Latin reprendere, from Latin reprehendere, from Latin reprehendo, from Latin prehendo, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- — passed , crossed.

reprendre (French): to take back, recover, regain; to take again,...

Definitions

  1. to take back, recover, regain; to take again,...

Ancestry of “reprendre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchreprendreto retake
2Latinreprenderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
3Latinreprehenderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
4LatinreprehendoI hold back, hold fast, take hold of, seize,...
5LatinprehendoI lay hold of, seize, grasp, grab, snatch, take,...
6Latinprae-before; in front; in charge
7Proto-Italicprai-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “reprendre”

  • repris
  • reprise
  • repriser
  • reprise
  • reprisar
  • reprann
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