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
Ancestry of “neprețuit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | prețuit | — |
| 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 |