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hendo.

to hold

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈhen.doː/[ˈhɛn̪.d̪oː]
  1. to hold

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Where this word comes from

Unattested verb only found in compounds (see derived terms below), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- (“to find, hold”). Cognate with Ancient Greek χανδάνω (khandánō, “to hold”), English get (via Old Norse geta). Related to praeda and perhaps also hedera.

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