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Where does “appretiāre” come from?

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

Ancestry of “appretiāre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpretiumworth, price, value, cost; pay, hire, wage,...
2Proto-Italicpretjom—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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