Where does “prețiosism” come from?

prețiosism (Romanian) comes from Romanian prețios, from French précieux, from Latin pretiōsus, from Latin pretium, from Proto-Italic pretjom, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

prețiosism (Romanian): preciousness

Definitions

  1. preciousness

Ancestry of “prețiosism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianprețiosprecious
2Frenchprécieuxprecious
3Latinpretiōsusvaluable, precious
4Latinpretiumworth, price, value, cost; pay, hire, wage,...
5Proto-Italicpretjom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Italic pretjom