English
reprehensible
Reprehensible comes from Late Latin reprehensibilis ‘reprehensible, blameworthy’, from Latin reprehendo ‘to hold back, hold fast, take hold of, 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‘catch, grasp’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEreprehendo‘to hold back, hold fast, take hold of, seize, catch’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEreprehensibilis‘reprehensible, blameworthy’
- Englishearliest quotation 1998reprehensible
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‘catch, grasp’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEreprehendo‘to hold back, hold fast, take hold of, seize, catch’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEreprehensibilis‘reprehensible, blameworthy’
- Englishearliest quotation 1998reprehensible
Earliest quotation: 1998, Greg Morrow, Sandman 14: “Scarlett O’Hara was the heroine of the novel/movie Gone…”
Formed from reprehend + -ible
Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- ‘to find’
…
Proto-Italic *hendō ‘to hold’
Proto-Italic *praiɣendō
Latin prehendō ‘I hold, seize’
Latin reprehendō ‘I hold back, check, blame’
English reprehend
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- ‘to find’
yet, guess, prey, predator, predation, reprieve, beget, apprehend, impregnable, prehensile, 30 more
through Proto-Italic *praiɣendō
prisoner, imprison, impresario, 12 more
through Latin prehendō ‘catch, grasp’
prison, surprise, prize, comprehensive, comprise, apprentice, comprehend, comprehension, apprehension, apprehensive, 14 more
Today it means
adj Blameworthy, censurable, guilty.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- / reprehensible