precius

See also: Precius

Old French

Etymology

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

Adjective

precius m (oblique and nominative feminine singular preciuse)

1. 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