Definition of priceless

"Priceless" is a combination of two Old English words: "price" and "less." "Price" comes from the Old French "prix" meaning "value" or "cost," which itself originated from the Latin "pretium." "Less" is a direct descendant of the Old English word "læssa" meaning "smaller" or "fewer." The combination of "price" and "less" to form "priceless" likely emerged sometime in the Middle Ages, reflecting the concept of something having such high value that it cannot be quantified or measured by a monetary price.