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Where does “prețui” come from?

prețui (Romanian) comes from Romanian preț, from Latin pretium, from Proto-Italic pretjom, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

prețui (Romanian): to value, be worth; to cost

Definitions

  1. to value, be worth; to cost

Ancestry of “prețui”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianprețprice
2Latinpretiumworth, price, value, cost; pay, hire, wage,...
3Proto-Italicpretjom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “prețui”

  • neprețuit
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