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Where does “sovrapprezzo” come from?

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

sovrapprezzo (Italian): surcharge, extra charge; premium

Definitions

  1. surcharge, extra charge; premium

Ancestry of “sovrapprezzo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianprezzoprice; cost; value, worth
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 “sovrapprezzo”

  • soprapprezzo
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