Etymology of the English word apprehend
the English word apprehend
derived from the Classical Latin word apprehendere (seize , grasp, cling to)
derived from the Latin word ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
derived from the Latin word prehendere (catch up with; reach shore, harbor; catch, capture; take hold of)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ghend-