Where does “depreciating” come from?
Depreciating comes from the English verb depreciate, from Latin depretiare, combining the prefix de- with pretium meaning price, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós.
depreciating (English): present participle of depreciate; That is...
Definitions
- present participle of depreciate; That is...
Ancestry of “depreciating”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | depreciate | To lessen in price or estimated value; to lower... |
| 2 | Latin | depretiare | — |
| 3 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 4 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |