Where does “praiseworthily” come from?
praiseworthily (English) comes from English praiseworthy, 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.
praiseworthily (English): In a praiseworthy manner
Ancestry of “praiseworthily”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | praiseworthy | Meriting praise; worthy of high praise |
| 2 | English | praise | commendation; favourable representation in words;... |
| 3 | Middle English | praisen | — |
| 4 | Old French | proisier | to value, prize |
| 5 | Late Latin | pretio | to value, prize; I esteem, I prize, I value; I... |
| 6 | Latin | pretium | worth, price, value, cost; pay, hire, wage,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pretjom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |