Where does “suprapreț” come from?

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

suprapreț (Romanian): overcharge

Definitions

  1. overcharge

Ancestry of “suprapreț”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Italic pretjom
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