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Where does “proisier” come from?

proisier (Old French) comes from Late Latin pretio, from Latin pretium, from Proto-Italic pretjom, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

proisier (Old French): to value, prize

Definitions

  1. to value, prize

Ancestry of “proisier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinpretioto value, prize; I esteem, I prize, I value; I...
2Latinpretiumworth, price, value, cost; pay, hire, wage,...
3Proto-Italicpretjom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “proisier”

  • praise
  • praising
  • praiseworthy
  • praiseworthiness
  • overpraise
  • praiser
  • praiseth
  • praiseful
  • praisest
  • praiseworthily
  • unpraiseworthy
  • bepraise
  • praisefully
  • praisingly
  • praisable
  • praiseless
  • superpraise
  • underpraise
  • mispraise
  • unpraising
  • praisably
  • praisement
  • unpraiseworthily
  • self-praise
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