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Where does “pricily” come from?

pricily (English) comes from English pricy, 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.

pricily (English): In a pricy manner; expensively

Definitions

  1. In a pricy manner; expensively

Ancestry of “pricily”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpricyAlternative spelling of pricey
2EnglishPrice—
3Middle Englishpriceprice, prize, value, excellence
4Old Frenchprisprice; esteem; reputation; past participle of...
5Latinpretiumworth, price, value, cost; pay, hire, wage,...
6Proto-Italicpretjom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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