Where does “praisefully” come from?

praisefully (English) comes from English praiseful, from English praise, from Middle English praisen, from Old French proisier, from Late Latin pretio, from Latin pretium, from Proto-Italic pretjom, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

praisefully (English): In a praiseful manner

Definitions

  1. In a praiseful manner

Ancestry of “praisefully”, step by step

praisefully traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English praiseful

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpraisefulpraiseworthy; full of praise for others
2Englishpraisecommendation; favourable representation in words;...
3Middle Englishpraisen
4Old Frenchproisierto value, prize
5Late Latinpretioto value, prize; I esteem, I prize, I value; I...
6Latinpretiumworth, price, value, cost; pay, hire, wage,...
7Proto-Italicpretjom
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós
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