Where does “prezioso” come from?

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

prezioso (Italian): precious also figurately, valuable also fig., costly, invaluable

Definitions

  1. precious also figurately, valuable also fig., costly, invaluable

Ancestry of “prezioso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpretiōsusvaluable, precious
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 “prezioso”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Italic pretjom →