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Where does “prender” come from?

prender (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese prender, from Latin prendere, from Latin prehendere, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

prender (Portuguese): to arrest; to attach or bind; to restrain; to...

Definitions

  1. to arrest; to attach or bind; to restrain; to...

Ancestry of “prender”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseprender—
2Latinprenderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
3Latinprehenderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
4Latinprae-before; in front; in charge
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 “prender”

  • desprendimento
  • desprender
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