Where does “comprehendere” come from?
comprehendere (Latin) comes from Latin comprehendo, from Latin prehendo, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
comprehendere (Latin): third-person plural perfect active indicative of...
Definitions
- third-person plural perfect active indicative of...
Ancestry of “comprehendere”, step by step
comprehendere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin comprehendo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | comprehendo | to lay hold of something on all sides; take or... |
| 2 | Latin | prehendo | I lay hold of, seize, grasp, grab, snatch, take,... |
| 3 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Latin prehendere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | prehendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 2 | Latin | hendō | to hold |