praeda, booty; prehendo (prehens-), I seize: predatory, depredation, prehensile, apprehend, apprentice, prey and prison (Fr.).

prĕc-āri (prĕcāt-), to pray: precarious, deprecate, pray and prayer (Fr.).

prem-o (prĕss-), I press: through Fr., re-prim-and, compress, print.

prĕtium, price: through Fr., precious, depreciate, appraise, price = prize.

pri-, beforeprior, former; prīmus, first; prin-ceps (prīncĭp-), chief: prior, prime, primal, primitive, principal, pristine; through (Fr.), primate, primer, premier, primrose, prince, principle.

prŏbus, good; prŏb-o (prŏbāt-), I test: probity, probable, approve.

prŏpĕ, near; proximus, nearest: propinquity, approximate, approach (Fr.).

pung-o (punct-), I prick, pierce: pungent, puncture, expunge, compunction; through Fr., punctual, punctuate, point, poignant.

purus, clean, pure; purg-o (purgāt-), cleanse; put-o (putāt-), trim, reckon: purify, puritan, purge, am-putate (am- = about), compute, deputy (Fr.).