Reconstruction:Latin/imprehendere

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

From in- +‎ prehendere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪmˈprɛndere/

Verb

*imprehendere (Proto-Romance)

1. undertake

Derived terms

• *imprehensa
  • Italian: impresa
  • Old French: emprise
  • Old Occitan: empreza

Descendants

• Balkan Romance:
  • Romanian: împrinde
• Dalmatian:
  • imprendro, imprandro
• Italo-Romance:
  • Italian: imprendere
  • Sicilian: mprènniri
• Gallo-Romance:
  • Catalan: emprendre
  • Old French: emprendre
    • Middle French: emprendre
  • Old Gascon: emprener
  • Occitan: emprendre (rare)
• Ibero-Romance:
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: emprender
    • Portuguese: emprender (obsolete), emprehender, empreender (Latin-influenced)
  • Spanish: emprender

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*imprĕhĕndere”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 4: G H I, page 602