prestigious

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Of high prestige.

Frequenz

C2
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/pɹɛˈstɪd͡ʒəs/
Etymologie (Englisch)

Attested since the 1540s; Latin praestigiosus (“full of tricks”), praestigiae (“juggler's tricks”), possibly an alteration of praestringō (“to blindfold, to dazzle”), from prae- (“before”) with stringō (“to bind or tie”); equivalent to prestige + -ous. Unstressed /ɛ/ is retained by analogy with prestige.

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