Prix etymology

French

French word prix comes from Latin prehendere, English -ile ((non-productive) tending to, or capable of.), Proto-Indo-European *preti-, Spanish prehensus

Etymology of prix

Detailed word origin of prix

Dictionary entry Language Definition
prehendere Latin (lat)
-ile English (en) (non-productive) tending to, or capable of.
*preti- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
prehensus Spanish (es)
pretium Latin (lat) Bribe. Pay, hire, wage, reward. Punishment. Ransom. Worth, price, value, cost.
prehensus Latin (lat)
prensus Latin (lat)
preis Old French (fro)
prix French (fr) Price. Prize.

Words with the same origin as prix

Descendants of prehendere

prendre