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pretium.

worth, price, value, cost

7 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈprɛ.ti.ũː]Classical-Latin[ˈprɛt.t͡si.um]
  1. worth, price, value, cost

    declension-2 · neuter
  2. pay, hire, wage

    declension-2 · neuter
  3. reward

    declension-2 · neuter
  4. ransom

    declension-2 · neuter
  5. bribe

    declension-2 · neuter
  6. punishment

    declension-2 · neuter
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *pretjom, from Proto-Indo-European *pr-é-ti ~ *pr-ó-ti, from *per- (“in front”) perhaps in the meaning of “equivalence, recompense, compensation”. Compare Proto-Slavic *protivъ (“contrary, against”), Ancient Greek πρός (prós) from older προτί (protí, “in the direction of, towards, near”), Sanskrit प्रति (prati, “towards, near; against”).

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