English
præmium
Præmium comes from Latin praemium ‘prize’, from emō ‘acquire, obtain’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- ‘to take, distribute’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁em-‘to take, distribute’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*emō‘to take’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEemō‘acquire, obtain’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpraemium‘prize’
- Englishearliest quotation 1608præmium
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁em-‘to take, distribute’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*emō‘to take’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEemō‘acquire, obtain’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpraemium‘prize’
- Englishearliest quotation 1608præmium
Earliest quotation: 1608, Daniel Price: “Prælium & Præmium. The Christians Warre and Rewarde: A…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- ‘to take, distribute’
exempt, pommel, pomade, 55 more
through Proto-Italic *emō ‘to take’
assume, presume, sumptuous, 46 more
through Latin emō ‘acquire, obtain’
consumer, assumption, resume, redemption, consume, ransom, exemption, redeem, résumé, consumable, preemption, emptor, overconsumption, 41 more
through Latin praemium ‘prize’
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- / præmium