Proto-Italic

*hendō

‘to hold’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Italic *hendō.

26 English words in this record descend from Proto-Italic *hendō, most familiar first.

• prison ← prisoun ← prisūn ← prehēnsiō ← prehendō
• surprise ← sorprendre ← prendre ← prendere ← prehendō
• prize ← prise ← prise ← prendre ← prehendō
• comprehensive ← compréhensif ← comprehēnsīvus ← comprehendō ← prehendō
• prisoner ← prisonier ← prison ← prehensiō ← prehendō
• apprentice ← aprentis ← aprendre ← apprehendō ← prehendō
• comprehend ← comprehenden ← comprehendere ← prehendō ← *praiɣendō
• comprise ← comprisen ← compris ← comprehendō ← prehendō
• comprehension ← comprehēnsiō ← comprehendō ← prehendō ← *praiɣendō
• apprehension ← apprehensio ← apprehendō ← prehendō ← *praiɣendō
• apprehensive ← apprehensīvus ← apprehensus ← apprehendō ← prehendō
• reprehensible ← reprehensibilis ← reprehendo ← prehendō ← *praiɣendō

More words from *hendō

• imprison
• impresario
• emprise
• prehension
• impresa
• reprehend
• prehend
• apprenticeage
• deprehend
• irreprehensible
• prender
• prensation
• purpresture
• reprehension

Etymograph / Proto-Italic *hendō