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Where does “prehendere” come from?

prehendere (Latin) comes from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

prehendere (Latin): third-person plural perfect active indicative of...

Definitions

  1. third-person plural perfect active indicative of...

Ancestry of “prehendere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprae-before; in front; in charge
2Proto-Italicprai-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “prehendere”

  • price
  • surprise
  • surprising
  • prize
  • comprehension
  • surprisingly
  • comprehend
  • comprise
  • entrepreneurial
  • entrepreneur
  • entrepreneurship
  • priceless
  • prise
  • unsurprising
  • unsurprisingly
  • pricey
  • incomprehension
  • entrepreneurialism
  • nonprice
  • prizewinning
  • entrepreneurially
  • prizewinner
  • surprisal
  • comprehendeth
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