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Where does “preu” come from?

preu (Catalan) comes from Old Occitan pretz, from Latin pretium, from Proto-Italic pretjom, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

preu (Catalan): price

Definitions

  1. price

Ancestry of “preu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanpretzprice; esteem; reputation
2Latinpretiumworth, price, value, cost; pay, hire, wage,...
3Proto-Italicpretjom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “preu”

  • menyspreu
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