English word price comes from Latin prehendere, English -ile ((non-productive) tending to, or capable of.), Proto-Indo-European *preti-, Spanish prehensus
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
---|---|---|
prehendere | Latin (lat) | |
-ile | English (eng) | (non-productive) tending to, or capable of. |
*preti- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
prehensus | Spanish (spa) | |
pretium | Latin (lat) | Bribe. Pay, hire, wage, reward. Punishment. Ransom. Worth, price, value, cost. |
prehensus | Latin (lat) | |
prensus | Latin (lat) | |
preis | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | |
price | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
price | English (eng) | (colloquial, dated) To ask the price of.. (obsolete) To pay the price of, to make reparation for.. (obsolete) To set a price on; to value; to prize.. To determine the monetary value of (an item), to put a price on. The cost of an action or deed.. The cost required to gain possession of something.. Value; estimation; excellence; worth. |