depreciate的词源

英文词源

depreciate

depreciate: see price

depreciate (v.)

mid-15c., from Latin depretiatus, past participle of depretiare "to lower the price of, undervalue," from de- "down" (see de-) + pretium "price" (see price (n.)). Related: Depreciated; depreciating; depreciatory.

中文词源

depreciate：贬值

de-, 向下。-prec, 价格，价值，词源同price. 即贬值。

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：depreciate 词源，depreciate 含义。

depreciate：使(货币)贬值，降低，跌价  

词根词缀： de-向下,减少 + -prec-价值 + -i + -ate动词词尾