Prestige, borrowed from French, is derived from Latin praestigium, meaning illusion, or juggler's trick.

Is it

A) amelioration

B) pejoration

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Darion Proctor

2 March, 17:21

Prestige, borrowed from French, is derived from Latin praestigium, meaning illusion, or juggler's trick.

Is it

A) amelioration

B) pejoration

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Chaim Garrett · Answer 1

The correct answer is A, amelioration. In linguistics pejoration is a term used to signify how a word's meaning becomes downgraded and goes from having a positive meaning to having a negative meaning. Amelioration is a reverse term, it is a phenomenon where one word over time acquires a more positive meaning, as is the case with prestige, which now has a positive connotation.

Prestige, borrowed from French, is derived from Latin praestigium, meaning illusion, or juggler's trick.Is itA) ameliorationB) pejoration

Prestige, borrowed from French, is derived from Latin praestigium, meaning illusion, or juggler's trick.

Is it

A) amelioration

B) pejoration