Etymology of the English word depreciate
the English word
depreciatederived from the Late Latin word
depretiare (depreciate, lower the value of)
using the Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
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 depreciate in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
depreciable,
depreciatory,
depreciation,
depreciated,
depreciatingUsage
Word found in Modern English
