prehendo.
to lay hold of, seize, grasp, grab, snatch, take, catch
Meaning & usage
to lay hold of, seize, grasp, grab, snatch, take, catch
to detain someone in order to speak with them, accost, lay or catch hold of
to take by surprise, catch in the act
to take root
to reach, arrive at, attain
to take in, reach or embrace with the eye
to seize, apprehend, comprehend, grasp
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *gʰnédti Proto-Italic *hendō Proto-Italic *praiɣendō Latin prehendō From Proto-Italic *praiɣendō, from *prai- (“before”, whence prae-) + *hendō (“to hold”, which has no unaffixed descendants). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰed-; akin to Ancient Greek χᾰνδᾰ́νω (khăndắnō, “to hold, contain”) and English get. The vowel probably underwent regular reduction in prefixed variants (*-praind- > -prēnd-) and was backported into the base form. Doublet of praeda (“prey”) and hedera (“ivy”).
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