Where does “déprécier” come from?
déprécier (French) comes from Latin dēpretiō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.
déprécier (French): To depreciate
Definitions
- To depreciate
Ancestry of “déprécier”, step by step
déprécier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin dēpretiō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | dēpretiō | to undervalue, depreciate |
| 2 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 3 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 4 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 5 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via Late Latin depretio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | depretio | to lower the price of, to undervalue, to... |
| 2 | Latin | pretio | I esteem, I prize, I value; I appraise, I assess,... |
| 3 | Latin | pretium | worth, price, value, cost; pay, hire, wage,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | pretjom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |