precious

(Inglese)

Frequenza

B1
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈpɹɛʃ.əs/
Etimologia (Inglese)

In summary

From Middle English precious, borrowed from Old French precios (“valuable, costly, precious, beloved, also affected, finical”), from Latin pretiōsus (“of great value, costly, dear, precious”), from pretium (“value, price”); see price.

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