comprehéndo

comprehéndo, comprehéndere, comprehéndi, comprehénsum

verb, 3rd conjugation

com-pre-hén-do · /kɔm.prɛˈɛn.dɔ/

to seize, to grasp, to comprehend

Literally to seize together — hence both taking hold with the hand and grasping with the mind.

in English comprehend, comprehensive

in the texts

Evangelium ultimum (Ioann. 1, 1-14) comprehendérunt

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