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Etymology of the English word praise

the English word praise
derived from the Old French word preisier
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-

Derivations in English

underpraise, overpraise, praised, praising

Cognates

Dutch prijs, Dutch prijzen, English appreciate, English price, English prize, 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 prajz

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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