Where does “desprender” come from?
desprender (Galician) comes from Galician prender, from Old Portuguese prender, from Latin prendere, from Latin prehendere, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
desprender (Galician): to release, detach
Definitions
- to release, detach
Ancestry of “desprender”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | prender | to catch, seize; to light, to set light, to set... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | prender | — |
| 3 | Latin | prendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 4 | Latin | prehendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 5 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |