Where does “prendedor” come from?
prendedor (Spanish) comes from Portuguese prender, from Old Portuguese prender, from Latin prendere, from Latin prehendere, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
prendedor (Spanish): button; barrette
Definitions
- button; barrette
Ancestry of “prendedor”, step by step
prendedor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese prender
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | prender | to arrest; to attach or bind; to restrain; to... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | prender | — |
| 3 | Latin | prendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 4 | Latin | prehendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 5 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |