Where does “prestige” come from?

Prestige comes from French prestige, from Latin praestigium, meaning illusion or deception.

prestige (English): The quality of how good the reputation of...

Definitions

  1. The quality of how good the reputation of...

Ancestry of “prestige”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchprestigeprestige
2Latinpraestigiumdelusion, illusion; magic trick

Words derived from “prestige”

Every word from Latin praestigium →Every word from French prestige →
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