Origin: Latin prefix pre-
Prentice has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:
works for an expert to learn a trade
"The young carpenter worked as a prentice under his master, learning the secrets of joinery over several years."
An apprentice.
"The young carpenter worked as a prentice under the master builder to learn his trade."
To apprentice.
"The master carpenter agreed to prentice his skills to the young boy who showed such promise."
An occupational surname, from occupations​.
"The genealogist traced the Miller family line back to a prentice who settled in the village three centuries ago."
The word prentice is an older variant of apprentice that emerged from Middle English. It originally referred to someone who was learning a trade under the guidance of a master.