myEtymology.com: English etymology of depreciatory

Etymology of the English word depreciatory

the English word depreciatory

derived from the English word depreciate

derived 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 pretiare

derived from the Late Latin word pretium (price, value, worth)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *per-

using the English suffix -ory