English
reprehend
Reprehend comes from Latin reprehendō ‘I hold back, check, blame’, and goes back to 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‘I hold, seize’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEreprehendō‘I hold back, check, blame’
- Englishtodayreprehend
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 CEprehendō‘I hold, seize’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEreprehendō‘I hold back, check, blame’
- Englishtodayreprehend
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- ‘to find’
yet, guess, prey, predator, predation, beget, reprieve, impregnable, apprehend, prehensile, 30 more
through Proto-Italic *praiɣendō
prisoner, imprison, impresario, 12 more
through Latin prehendō ‘I hold, seize’
prison, surprise, prize, comprehensive, comprise, apprentice, comprehension, comprehend, apprehension, apprehensive, 14 more
Today it means
verb To criticize, to reprove.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- / reprehend