Where does “neprețuit” come from?
neprețuit (Romanian) comes from Romanian prețuit, from Romanian prețui, from Romanian preț, from Latin pretium, from Proto-Italic pretjom, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
neprețuit (Romanian): priceless, invaluable
Definitions
- priceless, invaluable
Ancestry of “neprețuit”, step by step
neprețuit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian prețuit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | prețuit | valued |
| 2 | Romanian | prețui | to value, be worth; to cost |
| 3 | Romanian | preț | price |
| 4 | Latin | pretium | worth, price, value, cost; pay, hire, wage,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pretjom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |