Where does “desprinde” come from?
desprinde (Romanian) comes from Romanian prinde, 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.
desprinde (Romanian): to detach, unfasten, undo, unbind, tear off
Definitions
- to detach, unfasten, undo, unbind, tear off
Ancestry of “desprinde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | prinde | to catch; to capture; to take hold of |
| 2 | Latin | prendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 3 | Latin | prehendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 4 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |