Where does “price list” come from?
price list (English) comes from English Price, from Middle English price, from Old French pris, from Latin pretium, from Proto-Italic pretjom, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
price list (English): A list of items for sale with their prices
Definitions
- A list of items for sale with their prices
Ancestry of “price list”, step by step
price list traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Price
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Price | anglicized from ap Rhys |
| 2 | Middle English | price | price, prize, value, excellence |
| 3 | Old French | pris | price; esteem; reputation; past participle of... |
| 4 | Latin | pretium | worth, price, value, cost; pay, hire, wage,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pretjom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |