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)

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