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Where does “imprendibilità” come from?

imprendibilità (Italian) comes from Italian imprendibile, from Italian prendibile, from Italian prendere, from Latin prendere, from Latin prehendere, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- — passed , crossed.

imprendibilità (Italian): The property of being unstoppable or uncatchable;...

Definitions

  1. The property of being unstoppable or uncatchable;...

Ancestry of “imprendibilità”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianimprendibilethat cannot be caught, elusive, unstoppable,...
2Italianprendibiletakeable, catchable; stoppable
3Italianprendereto take, hold, pick up, get; to conquer; to take
4Latinprenderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
5Latinprehenderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
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
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