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Where does “aprendre” come from?

aprendre (Old French) comes from Latin apprendere, from Latin apprehendere, 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.

aprendre (Old French): to learn; to teach; to educate

Definitions

  1. to learn; to teach; to educate

Ancestry of “aprendre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinapprenderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
2Latinapprehenderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
3Latinprehendō—
4Proto-Italic*praiɣendō—
5Proto-Italicprai-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “aprendre”

  • apprentice
  • apprenticeship
  • apprise
  • apprisal
  • apprenticehood
  • apprenticelike
  • appriser
  • pre-apprenticeship
  • désapprendre
  • appris
  • apprise
  • apprendre
  • réapprendre
  • apprentesse
  • apprentice
  • apprentyse
  • apprentis
  • aprentis
  • aprentif
  • apprendre
  • apprendre
  • aprinde
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