Etymology of the English word appreciate
the English word
appreciatederived from the Latin word
appretiare (value, prize, set)
derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
derived from the Late Latin word
pretiarederived from the Late Latin word
pretium (price, value, worth)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*per-Date
The earliest known usage of appreciate in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
appreciable,
appreciative,
appreciatory,
appreciated,
appreciatingCognates
Dutch
prijs, Dutch
prijzen, English
price, English
prize, English
praise, French
apprécier, French
prix, German
Preis, German
preisen, German
Prise, Italian
apprezzare, Italian
prezzo, Latin
pretium, Norwegian
pris, Norwegian
prise, Portuguese
preço, Provençal
apreciar, Provençal
pretz, Spanish
apreciar, Swedish
pris, Swedish
prisa, Yiddish
prajzUsage
Word found in Modern English
