precius

See also: Precius

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pretiōsus, from pretium (“worth; value”).

Adjective

precius m (oblique and nominative feminine singular preciuse)

precious (of great value)
- 1268, La Lumere as Lais ed. Glynn Hesketh, 3 vols. ANTS 54-5 (1996), 56-7 (1998), 58 (2000).
  Ki guarderat mes dras precius?
  Who will guard my precious sheets?

Descendants

→ English: precious
Middle French: precieux
- French: précieux

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