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Where does “disprized” come from?

disprized (English) comes from English disprize, from English prize, from Middle English prise, from Old French prise, from Old French prendre, from Latin prendere, from Latin prehendere, from Latin prae- — passed , crossed.

disprized (English): simple past tense and past participle of...

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Ancestry of “disprized”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdisprizeTo depreciate
2EnglishprizeThat which is taken from another; something...
3Middle Englishprise—
4Old Frenchpriseseizure; taking; capture
5Old Frenchprendreto take
6Latinprenderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
7Latinprehenderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
8Latinprae-before; in front; in charge
9Proto-Italicprai-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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