Where does “pri” come from?

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

pri (Haitian Creole): price

Definitions

  1. price

Ancestry of “pri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchprixprize; price
2Old Frenchprisprice; esteem; reputation; past participle of...
3Latinpretiumworth, price, value, cost; pay, hire, wage,...
4Proto-Italicpretjom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →