Etymology of the English word besprent
the English word
besprentderived from the English word
pastderived from the Old French word
passerderived from the Vulgar Latin word
passarederived from the Late Latin word
passus (spread out; outstretched; dried; step, pace)
derived from the Latin word
pati (suffer; allow; undergo)
derived from the Latin word
pandere (spread out [passis manibus => with hands outstretched])
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*petÉ™-Date
The earliest known usage of besprent in English dates from the 14th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
