Where does “prehendō” come from?

prehendō (Latin) comes 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.

prehendō (Latin): to lay hold of, seize, grasp, grab, snatch, take, catch

Definitions

  1. to lay hold of, seize, grasp, grab, snatch, take, catch

Ancestry of “prehendō”, step by step

prehendō traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Italic *praiɣendō

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

via Proto-Indo-European ǵʰed-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰed-to defecate

Words derived from “prehendō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- →