Where does “emprender” come from?
emprender (Spanish) comes from Latin imprehendere, 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.
emprender (Spanish): to undertake, to engage in; to take; to start, to...
Definitions
- to undertake, to engage in; to take; to start, to...
Ancestry of “emprender”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | imprehendere | present active infinitive of *imprehendō |
| 2 | Latin | prehendō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *praiɣendō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | prai- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “emprender”