Where does “pretium” come from?

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

pretium (Latin): worth, price, value, cost; pay, hire, wage,...

Definitions

  1. worth, price, value, cost; pay, hire, wage,...

Ancestry of “pretium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicpretjom—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “pretium”

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