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Where does “reprisaille” come from?

reprisaille (Old French) comes from Italian ripresaglia, from Italian ripreso, from Italian riprendere, from Latin reprendere, from Latin reprehendere, from Latin reprehendo, from Latin prehendo, from Latin prae- — passed , crossed.

reprisaille (Old French): repossession; retaking; act of taking something...

Definitions

  1. repossession; retaking; act of taking something...

Ancestry of “reprisaille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianripresaglia—
2Italianripresopast participle of riprendere
3Italianriprendereto take or grab again; to catch up to; to take...
4Latinreprenderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
5Latinreprehenderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
6LatinreprehendoI hold back, hold fast, take hold of, seize,...
7LatinprehendoI lay hold of, seize, grasp, grab, snatch, take,...
8Latinprae-before; in front; in charge
9Proto-Italicprai-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “reprisaille”

  • reprisal
  • antireprisal
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