appretio

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ad- (to, towards, at) +‎ pretium (worth, value, price).

Pronunciation

Verb

appretiō (present infinitive appretiāre, perfect active appretiāvī, supine appretiātum); first conjugation (Late Latin)

  1. (Late Latin) to value or estimate at a price, appraise, rate
  2. (Late Latin) to purchase

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Italo-Romance:
    • Italian: apprezzare
  • Gallo-Romance:
    • Old French: aprisier
      • Middle English: apreisen
  • Borrowings:

References

  • appretio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • appretio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.