Where does “precieux” come from?

precieux (Middle French) comes from Old French precïus, from Latin pretiōsus, from Latin pretium, from Proto-Italic pretjom, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

precieux (Middle French): precious

Definitions

  1. precious

Ancestry of “precieux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchprecïusprecious (of great value)
2Latinpretiōsusvaluable, precious
3Latinpretiumworth, price, value, cost; pay, hire, wage,...
4Proto-Italicpretjom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Italic pretjom →