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Where does “prix” come from?

prix (French) comes from Old French pris, from Latin pretium, from Proto-Italic pretjom, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

prix (French): prize; price

Definitions

  1. prize; price

Ancestry of “prix”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchprisprice; esteem; reputation; past participle of...
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 “prix”

  • price
  • priceless
  • pricey
  • nonprice
  • underprice
  • pricy
  • reprice
  • overprice
  • pricelessness
  • pricer
  • midprice
  • pricelessly
  • pricewise
  • misprice
  • outprice
  • priciness
  • priceable
  • unpriceable
  • preprice
  • priceworthy
  • priceth
  • prix fixe
  • pris
  • half-price
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →