myEtymology.com: English etymology of prize

1. Etymology of the English word prize

the English word prize

derived from the Old French word pris

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

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

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

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derived from the English word prize

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