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
- worth, price, value, cost; pay, hire, wage,...
Ancestry of “pretium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Italic | pretjom | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “pretium”