prestige

Betekenis (Engels)

Frekwensie

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Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/pɹɛsˈtiːd͡ʒ/
Etimologie (Engels)

From French prestige (“illusion, fascination, enchantment, prestige”), from Latin praestīgium (“a delusion, an illusion”). Despite the phonetic similarities and the old meaning of “delusion, illusion, trick”, the word has a different root than prestidigitator (“conjurer”) and prestidigitation.

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