LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adverb

pretiōsē

pretiōsē (comparative pretiōsius, superlative pretiōsissimē)
Classical[prɛ.tiˈoː.seː]Ecclesiastical[pret.t͡siˈɔː.s̬e]

Meaning

  1. in a costly manner, expensively, richly, splendidly, magnificently, wealthily

prĕtĭōsē, adv., v. pretiosus
I. fin.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  4. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  5. Proto-Indo-European*próti
  6. Proto-Italic*pretjom
  7. Latinpretiōsē

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Latin pretiōsus Latin -ē Latin pretiōsē From pretiōsus + -ē.

Quick answers

What does pretiōsē mean in Latin?
pretiōsē, a adverb, means “in a costly manner, expensively, richly, splendidly, magnificently, wealthily”.
How do you pronounce pretiōsē?
In classical Latin, [prɛ.tiˈoː.seː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pret.t͡siˈɔː.s̬e].
Where does pretiōsē come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *pér → Proto-Indo-European *pró → Proto-Indo-European *próti → Proto-Italic *pretjom → Latin pretiōsē.