Where does “pran” come from?
pran (Mauritian Creole) comes from French prendre, from Middle French prendre, from Old French prendre, from Latin prendere, from Latin prehendere, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- — passed , crossed.
pran (Mauritian Creole): to take
Definitions
- to take
Ancestry of “pran”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | prendre | to take; to eat; to drink; to get; to buy |
| 2 | Middle French | prendre | to take |
| 3 | Old French | prendre | to take |
| 4 | Latin | prendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 5 | Latin | prehendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 6 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |