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Where does “appreciation” come from?

Appreciation comes from French appréciation, derived from Latin appretiatio, meaning the act of valuing or assessing worth.

appreciation (English): A fair valuation or estimate of merit, worth,...

Definitions

  1. A fair valuation or estimate of merit, worth,...

Ancestry of “appreciation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchappréciationappreciation
2Latinappretiatio—

Words derived from “appreciation”

  • misappreciation
  • inappreciation
  • underappreciation
  • unappreciation
  • reappreciation
  • nonappreciation
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