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English word price comes from Latin prehendere, English -ile ((non-productive) tending to, or capable of.), Proto-Indo-European *preti-, Spanish prehensus
prehendere (Latin)
-ile (English)
(non-productive) tending to, or capable of.
*preti- (Proto-Indo-European)
prehensus (Spanish)
pretium (Latin)
Bribe. Pay, hire, wage, reward. Punishment. Ransom. Worth, price, value, cost.
prehensus (Latin)
prensus (Latin)
preis (Old French)
price (Middle English)
price (English)
(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.