Where does “depreciate” come from?

Depreciate comes from Latin depretiare, formed from de- and pretium meaning "price," which derives from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós through per-, ultimately expressing the concept of exchange or valuation.

depreciate (English): To lessen in price or estimated value; to lower...

Definitions

  1. To lessen in price or estimated value; to lower...

Ancestry of “depreciate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindepretiare—
2Latindē-of; from
3Latindēof; concerning; about
4Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
5Latinposteablative singular of postis
6Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “depreciate”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós →Every word from Latin dē- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti →
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