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Where does “apreciar” come from?

apreciar (Spanish) comes from Latin appretiāre, from Latin pretium, from Proto-Italic pretjom, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

apreciar (Spanish): to appreciate; to notice, to detect

Definitions

  1. to appreciate; to notice, to detect

Ancestry of “apreciar”, step by step

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