Where does “prehensil” come from?
prehensil (Romanian) comes from French préhensile, 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.
prehensil (Romanian): prehensile
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Ancestry of “prehensil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | préhensile | prehensile; having the ability to grip or to be... |
| 2 | Latin | prehēnsus | seized, grasped, grabbed, taken, caught; having been seized, etc |
| 3 | Latin | prehendō | to lay hold of, seize, grasp, grab, snatch, take, catch |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *praiɣendō | — |
| 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 |