appraise

appraise · verb¹

1. Latin · derived frompretium“price, value”
2. Late Latin · derived fromappretiare
3. Old French · derived fromaprisier“apraise, set a price on”
4. Middle English · inherited fromapreisen
5. English todayappraise

From Middle English apreisen, from Old French aprisier (“apraise, set a price on”) (compare modern French apprécier), from Late Latin appretiare, from ad- + Latin pretium (“price, value”) (English precious), from which also appreciate, a doublet.

appraise · verb²

Form of apprise in use since 1706 but considered incorrect by some.

Words from the same roots