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Where does “depreciation” come from?

Depreciation comes from French dépréciation, from Old French -ation and Latin de- combined with pretium meaning "price," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European per-.

depreciation (English): The state of being depreciated; disparagement;...

Definitions

  1. The state of being depreciated; disparagement;...

Ancestry of “depreciation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdépréciationdepreciation
2French-ation-ation
3Middle French-ation-ation
4Old French-ation-ation
5Latin-ātiō—
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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