sorprendre
Old French
verb
Definitions
- to surprise
- to seize; to take control of
- to overtake
Etymology
Prefix from Old French prendre.
Origin
Old French
prendre
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- super- English
- prehendere Latin
- prendere Latin
- prendere, prendo, prendō Latin
- super- Latin
- sorprendere Italian
- super- Italian
- super- French
- surprendre French
- sobre- Spanish, Castilian
- super- Spanish, Castilian
- super- Norwegian Bokmål
- sobre- Portuguese
- super- Portuguese
- super- Norwegian Nynorsk
- surprise Middle English
- entreprendre Old French
- prendre Old French
- preneur Old French
- sur- Old French
- prendre Norman
- prenre Norman
- esprendre Middle French
- prendre Middle French
- surprendre Middle French
- surprise Middle French