prehendo

Latin

verb
Definitions
  • I lay hold of, seize, grasp, grab, snatch, take, catch
  • I detain someone in order to speak with him, accost, lay or catch hold of
  • I take by surprise, catch in the act
  • (of trees) I take root
  • (poetic) I reach, arrive at, attain
  • (poetic) I take in, reach or embrace with the eye
  • (figuratively) I seize, apprehend, comprehend, grasp

Etymology

Affix from Latin *hendō (I take, seize) derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- (seize, take, grasp, hold), *gʰed- (seize, take, grasp, hold).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gʰed-

Gloss

seize, take, grasp, hold

Concept
Semantic Field

Possession

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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