etymology of "list comprehension"?

[Terry Reedy]

mh at pixar.com wrote:
> I googled and wiki'ed, but couldn't find a concise clear answer
> as to how python "list comprehensions" got their name.
> 
> Who picked the name?  What was the direct inspiration, another
> language?  What language was the first to have such a construct?
> 
> I get that it's based on set notation.

The etymology of 'com-prehend' is with-grab, where prehend comes from 
the same Latin verb as prehensile (able to grab).  A set comprehension 
(which has also been called things like 'set-builder notation') includes 
or grabs the whole set in one expression, instead of listing members 
one-by-one.

tjr