Etymology of the English word preciosity
the English word
preciosityderived from the Old French word
preciositederived from the Late Latin word
pretiositas (preciousness; costliness)
derived from the Latin word
pretiosus (expensive, costly, of great value)
derived from the Late Latin word
pretium (price, value, worth)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
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Word found in Modern English
