Where does “pretious” come from?

pretious (English) comes from Latin pretiōsus, from Latin pretium, from Proto-Italic pretjom, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

pretious (English): Obsolete form of precious

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of precious

Ancestry of “pretious”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpretiōsusvaluable, precious
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 “pretious”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Italic pretjom →