Where does “prix” come from?

prix (Norman) comes from Old French pris, from Latin pretium, from Proto-Italic pretjom, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

prix (Norman): price

Definitions

  1. price

Ancestry of “prix”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchprisprice; esteem; reputation; past participle of...
2Latinpretiumworth, price, value, cost; pay, hire, wage,...
3Proto-Italicpretjom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Italic pretjom →