English
apprehension
Apprehension comes from Latin apprehensio ‘seizing or laying hold of’, from apprehendō ‘to seize’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- ‘to find’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰed-‘to find’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰnédtireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*hendō‘to hold’reconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*praiɣendōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEprehendō‘to seize’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEapprehendō‘to seize’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEapprehensioas apprehensio‘seizing or laying hold of’
- Englishearliest quotation 1815apprehension
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰed-‘to find’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰnédtireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*hendō‘to hold’reconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*praiɣendōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEprehendō‘to seize’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEapprehendō‘to seize’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEapprehensioas apprehensio‘seizing or laying hold of’
- Englishearliest quotation 1815apprehension
Earliest quotation: 1815, Percy Bysshe Shelley, On Life,: “We live on, and in living we lose the…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- ‘to find’
yet, guess, prey, predator, reprieve, impregnable, predation, beget, prehensile, 32 more
through Proto-Italic *praiɣendō
prisoner, imprison, impresario, 13 more
through Latin prehendō ‘to seize’
surprise, prison, prize, comprehensive, comprise, comprehend, comprehension, reprehensible, 15 more
through Latin apprehendō ‘to seize’
Today it means
noun The physical act of seizing or taking hold of (something); seizing.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- / apprehension