English
purpresture
Purpresture comes from Old French porpresure ‘enclosure, occupied space’, from prendre ‘to 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 CEprehendōas prehendere‘to lay hold of, seize, grasp, grab, snatch, take, catch’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400prendre‘to take’
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400porprendre‘to seize, occupy, enclose’
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400porpresure‘enclosure, occupied space’
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400purpresture
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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 CEprehendōas prehendere‘to lay hold of, seize, grasp, grab, snatch, take, catch’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400prendre‘to take’
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400porprendre‘to seize, occupy, enclose’
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400porpresure‘enclosure, occupied space’
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400purpresture
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- ‘to find’
yet, guess, prey, predator, apprehend, predation, reprieve, beget, impregnable, prehensile, 29 more
through Proto-Italic *praiɣendō
prisoner, imprison, impresario, 11 more
through Latin prehendō ‘to lay hold of, seize, grasp, grab, snatch,…’
prison, comprehensive, comprise, apprentice, comprehend, comprehension, apprehension, apprehensive, reprehensible, 13 more
through Old French prendre ‘to take’
Today it means
noun The unlawful personal appropriation of public lands; wrongful encroachment on, or enclosure of properties belonging to the public (e.g. highways, sidewalks, forests, harbors).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- / purpresture