'reprehensible' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'reprehensibilis,' where 'reprehendere' meant 'to hold back or seize.'

'reprehensibilis' transformed into the Old French word 'reprehensible,' and eventually became the modern English word 'reprehensible' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'to hold back or seize,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'deserving censure or condemnation.'