| 【preti-, preci-, prais】 are a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "pretiare," and "pretium." It carries the basic meaning of "value," "worth," "price," "reward," and "prize." |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "preti-, preci-, prais"]
appreciate ****[1864] If you appreciate something, for example a piece of music or good food, you like it because you recognize its good qualities.
appreciation **[4153] Appreciation of something is the recognition and enjoyment of its good qualities.
interpret ****[2339] If you interpret something in a particular way, you decide that this is its meaning or significance.
interpretation ***[3387] An interpretation of something is an opinion about what it means.
praise ***[2840] Praise is what you say or write about someone when you are praising them.
precious **[3662] If you say that something such as a resource is precious, you mean that it is valuable and should not be wasted or used badly.
price ****[944] The price of something is the amount of money that you have to pay in order to buy it.
prize ****[2225] A prize is money or something valuable that is given to someone who has the best results in a competition or game, or as a reward for doing good work.
[WORD ROOT]root preci
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] preci, pric, pret, praise, prize, price
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) pretiare, pretium
[MEANING]root value, worth, price, reward, prize
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Latin】 pretiare [from Latin pretium] hold in high regard, consider valuable
- 【Latin】 pretium reward, prize, value, worth
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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appreciate ★★★★[1864] verb from appreciate 〈 preci
【DEFINITION】 If you appreciate something, for example a piece of music or good food, you like it because you recognize its good qualities.
【Declension/Conjugation】 appreciated, appreciated, appreciating, appreciates
【SYNONYM】 realize
【ANTONYM】 depreciate
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ap(ad); to, toward ⑵ preci; value, worth, price ⑶ ate; verb suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin pretium》 reward, prize, value, worth
【DERIVATIVEs】 appreciable, appreciate, appreciatingly, appreciation, appreciational, appreciative, appreciator
appreciation ★★[4153] noun from appreciate 〈 preci
【DEFINITION】 Appreciation of something is the recognition and enjoyment of its good qualities.
【pl.】 appreciations
【ANTONYM】 depreciation
【COMPOSITION】 appreciate + ion
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ap(ad); to, toward ⑵ preci; value, worth, price ⑶ ation(ion); noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin pretium》 reward, prize, value, worth
【First Known Meaning】 act of estimating the quality and worth of something,
【DERIVATIVEs】 appreciable, appreciate, appreciatingly, appreciation, appreciational, appreciative, appreciator
interpret ★★★★[2339] verb from interpret 〈 preci
【DEFINITION】 If you interpret something in a particular way, you decide that this is its meaning or significance.
【Declension/Conjugation】 interpreted interpreted interpreting interprets
【SYNONYM】 translated, read
【ROOTs】 ⑴ inter; among, between ⑵ pret(preci); value, worth, price
【Etymology】 《Latin pretiare》 [from Latin pretium] hold in high regard, consider valuable
【First Known Meaning】 expound the meaning of, render clear or explicit
【DERIVATIVEs】 interpret, interpretable, interpretably, interpretational, interpretative, interpretation
interpretation ★★★[3387] noun from interpret 〈 preci
【DEFINITION】 An interpretation of something is an opinion about what it means.
【pl.】 interpretations
【SYNONYM】 reading, construction
【ROOTs】 ⑴ inter; among, between ⑵ pret(preci); value, worth, price ⑶ ation(ion); noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin pretiare》 [from Latin pretium] hold in high regard, consider valuable
【First Known Meaning】 a translated text, a translation
【DERIVATIVEs】 interpret, interpretable, interpretably, interpretational, interpretative, interpretation
praise ★★★[2840] noun from praise 〈 preci
【DEFINITION】 Praise is what you say or write about someone when you are praising them.
【pl.】 praisees
【ANTONYM】 criticism
【ROOTs】 praise(preci); value, worth
【Etymology】 《Latin pretium》 reward, prize, value, worth
【First Known Meaning】 expression of approbation or esteem because of some virtue, performance, or quality,
【DERIVATIVEs】 praiser, praise
precious ★★[3662] adjective from preci
【DEFINITION】 If you say that something such as a resource is precious, you mean that it is valuable and should not be wasted or used badly.
【SYNONYM】 treasured, affected
【ROOTs】 ⑴ preci; value, worth ⑵ ous; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin pretium》 reward, prize, value, worth
【First Known Meaning】 valuable, of great worth or price, costly,
【DERIVATIVEs】 preciosity, preciously, preciousness, precious
price ★★★★[944] noun from price 〈 preci
【DEFINITION】 The price of something is the amount of money that you have to pay in order to buy it.
【pl.】 prices
【SYNONYM】 odds
【ROOTs】 price(preci); value, worth
【Etymology】 《Latin pretium》 reward, prize, value, worth
【First Known Meaning】 value, worth; praise,
【DERIVATIVEs】 priceless, pricer, price
prize ★★★★[2225] noun from prize 〈 preci
【DEFINITION】 A prize is money or something valuable that is given to someone who has the best results in a competition or game, or as a reward for doing good work.
【pl.】 prizes
【ROOTs】 prize(preci); value, worth, price, reward
【Etymology】 《Latin pretium》 reward, prize, value, worth
【First Known Meaning】 ① reward ② something taken by force
Other words containing "preti-, preci-, prais"; appraisable, appraisal, appraise, appraisee, appraisement, appraiser, appraisingly, appraisive, appraisively, appreciable, appreciatingly, appreciational, appreciative, appreciator, bepraise, depreciate, dispraise, interpretable, interpretably, interpretational, interpretative, interpreter, praiser, preci, preciosity, preciously, preciousness
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
prec
prag-, pract-
pot-
pos-, pon-, pause
port
popul-, people
polis
poli
poie-, poe-
poen-, pen-, pun-
