Where does “imprehendere” come from?

imprehendere (Latin) comes from Latin prehendō, from Proto-Italic *praiɣendō, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

imprehendere (Latin): present active infinitive of *imprehendō

Definitions

  1. present active infinitive of *imprehendō

Ancestry of “imprehendere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprehendōto lay hold of, seize, grasp, grab, snatch, take, catch
2Proto-Italic*praiɣendō—
3Proto-Italicprai-pre-, before
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “imprehendere”

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