précieux

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See also: precieux

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested in Old French as precïus.[1] Borrowed from Latin pretiōsus (“precious, of great value”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /pʁe.sjø/
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  • Rhymes: -jø

Adjective[edit]

précieux (feminine précieuse, masculine plural précieux, feminine plural précieuses)

  1. precious

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Descendants[edit]

  • → German: preziös, pretiös

References[edit]

  1. ^ Etymology and history of “précieux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Further reading[edit]

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