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Where does “pretjom” come from?

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

Ancestry of “pretjom”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pretjom”

  • price
  • praise
  • precious
  • appreciate
  • depreciation
  • appraisal
  • praising
  • priceless
  • appreciative
  • praiseworthy
  • depreciate
  • appraise
  • appraiser
  • appreciatively
  • reappraisal
  • pricey
  • depreciating
  • preciousness
  • appraisement
  • unappreciative
  • nonprice
  • depreciatory
  • preciously
  • reappraise
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