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