| 1 | Old French | proisier | to value, prize |
| 2 | Late Latin | pretio | to value, prize; I esteem, I prize, I value; I... |
| 3 | Latin | pretium | worth, price, value, cost; pay, hire, wage,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | pretjom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |