Reconstruction:Latin/hendo
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Unattested verb only found in compounds (see derived terms below), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- (“to find, hold”). Cognate with Ancient Greek χανδάνω (khandánō, “to hold”), English get (via Old Norse geta). Related to praeda and perhaps also hedera.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
*hendō (present infinitive *hendere, perfect active *hendī, supine *hēnsum); third conjugation
- I hold