Where does “mepriza” come from?
mepriza (Romanian) comes from French mépriser, from French priser, from French prise, from Old French prise, from Old French prendre, from Latin prendere, from Latin prehendere, from Latin prae- — passed , crossed.
mepriza (Romanian): to despise
Definitions
- to despise
Ancestry of “mepriza”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | mépriser | to hate; to despise |
| 2 | French | priser | to snuff, take snuff; to price; to prize |
| 3 | French | prise | socket, wall socket; hold; grip |
| 4 | Old French | prise | seizure; taking; capture |
| 5 | Old French | prendre | to take |
| 6 | Latin | prendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 7 | Latin | prehendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 8 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |