Where does “preso” come from?

preso (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin prensus, from Latin prehēnsus, 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.

Ancestry of “preso”, step by step

preso traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin prensus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinprensusAlternative form of prehēnsus
2Latinprehēnsusseized, grasped, grabbed, taken, caught; having been seized, etc
3Latinprehendōto lay hold of, seize, grasp, grab, snatch, take, catch
4Proto-Italic*praiɣendō—
5Proto-Italicprai-pre-, before
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Latin prehensus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprehensusseized, grasped, grabbed, taken, caught;...
2English-iletending to, or capable of
3Latin-ilis-ile
4Proto-Italic-elis—
5Proto-Indo-European-elis—
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “preso”

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