adjective/pɾeˈθjoso/
precious; gorgeous; cute
“¡Qué precioso paisaje!” — What a gorgeous landscape!
Synonyms: preciado, hermoso, lindo, bonito
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *-ti ? Proto-Indo-European *próti Proto-Italic *pretjom Latin pretium Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Latin pretiōsusbor. Spanish precioso Borrowed from Latin pretiōsus. By surface analysis, precio + -oso.