Where does “apresamiento” come from?
apresamiento (Spanish) comes from Spanish apresar, from Portuguese presa, from Portuguese preso, from Old Portuguese preso, from Latin prensus, from Latin prehēnsus, from Latin prehendō, from Proto-Italic *praiɣendō — passed , crossed.
apresamiento (Spanish): imprisonment
Definitions
- imprisonment
Ancestry of “apresamiento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | apresar | to seize, capture; to imprison |
| 2 | Portuguese | presa | prey; fang; female equivalent of preso |
| 3 | Portuguese | preso | imprisoned; prisoner |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | preso | — |
| 5 | Latin | prensus | Alternative form of prehēnsus |
| 6 | Latin | prehēnsus | seized, grasped, grabbed, taken, caught; having been seized, etc |
| 7 | Latin | prehendō | to lay hold of, seize, grasp, grab, snatch, take, catch |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *praiɣendō | — |
| 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 |