英语词汇“Indo-European root: per-”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

Indo-European root: per-

释义

‌‌per-⁵
To traffic in, sell (< "to hand over," "distribute"). A verbal root belonging to the group of per¹ . Base of two distinct extended roots.

Root form *pret‑.
1. interpret, from Latin compound inter-pres (stem inter-pret‑), go-between, negotiator (inter‑, between; see en).
2. Suffixed form *pret-yo‑. praise, precious, price; appraise, appreciate, depreciate, from Latin pretium, price.
Variant root form *perə‑ (oldest form *perh₂‑). Suffixed form *p(e)r-n-ə‑, with o-grade *por(ə)-nā‑. pornography, from Greek pornē, prostitute, from pernanai, to sell.

[In Pokorny 2. C. per 817.]

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