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Where does “pricer” come from?

pricer (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.

pricer (English): One who, or that which, prices

Definitions

  1. One who, or that which, prices

Ancestry of “pricer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPrice—
2Middle Englishpriceprice, prize, value, excellence
3Old Frenchprisprice; esteem; reputation; past participle of...
4Latinpretiumworth, price, value, cost; pay, hire, wage,...
5Proto-Italicpretjom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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