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Where does “reprehendere” come from?

reprehendere (Latin) comes from Latin reprehendo, 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.

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “reprehendere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinreprehendoI hold back, hold fast, take hold of, seize,...
2LatinprehendoI lay hold of, seize, grasp, grab, snatch, take,...
3Latinprae-before; in front; in charge
4Proto-Italicprai-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “reprehendere”

  • reprisal
  • reprise
  • antireprisal
  • reprendere
  • reprender
  • riprendibile
  • riprendere
  • ripreso
  • ripresaglia
  • repris
  • reprise
  • reprendre
  • repriser
  • repreender
  • reprise
  • reprisar
  • reprendre
  • reprise
  • reprendre
  • reprisaille
  • reprender
  • reprann
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