Where does “precio” come from?

precio (Spanish) comes from Latin pretium, from Proto-Italic pretjom, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

precio (Spanish): price; worth, cost

Definitions

  1. price; worth, cost

Ancestry of “precio”, step by step

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

Words derived from “precio”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Italic pretjom →
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