Latin word pretiosus comes from Latin pretium, Latin -osus
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
---|---|---|
pretium | Latin (lat) | Bribe. Pay, hire, wage, reward. Punishment. Ransom. Worth, price, value, cost. |
-osus | Latin (lat) | -ose, -ous; full of, prone to. Used to form adjectives from nouns. |
pretiosus | Latin (lat) | Valuable, precious, expensive, costly. |