Where does “preciosísimo” come from?

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

Ancestry of “preciosísimo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpreciosogorgeous; cute; precious
2Latinpretiōsusvaluable, precious
3Latinpretiumworth, price, value, cost; pay, hire, wage,...
4Proto-Italicpretjom
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-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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