English
apprenticeage
Apprenticeage comes from French apprentissage ‘apprenticeship’, from Latin apprehendō ‘to lay hold upon, grasp, seize, grab, take,…’, 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 CEapprehendōas apprehendere, past participle‘to lay hold upon, grasp, seize, grab, take, take hold of’
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*apprenditīciusreconstructed
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600apprentis
- Frenchc. 1600–presentapprenti‘apprentice, trainee’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentapprentissage‘apprenticeship’
- Englishtodayapprenticeage
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 CEapprehendōas apprehendere, past participle‘to lay hold upon, grasp, seize, grab, take, take hold of’
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*apprenditīciusreconstructed
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600apprentis
- Frenchc. 1600–presentapprenti‘apprentice, trainee’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentapprentissage‘apprenticeship’
- Englishtodayapprenticeage
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- ‘to find’
yet, guess, prey, predator, reprieve, predation, impregnable, apprehend, beget, prehensile, 30 more
through Proto-Italic *praiɣendō
prisoner, imprison, impresario, 12 more
through Latin prehendō ‘to seize’
prison, surprise, prize, comprehensive, comprise, comprehend, comprehension, reprehensible, 14 more
through Latin apprehendō ‘to lay hold upon, grasp, seize, grab, take,…’
Today it means
noun Apprenticeship.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- / apprenticeage