Where does “pregiare” come from?

pregiare (Italian) comes from Late Latin pretiare, from Latin pretium, from Proto-Italic pretjom, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

pregiare (Italian): To honour, respect; to commend, celebrate

Definitions

  1. To honour, respect; to commend, celebrate

Ancestry of “pregiare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinpretiarepresent active infinitive of pretiō;...
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 “pregiare

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Italic pretjom
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