Where does “preguntar” come from?

preguntar (Asturian) comes from Vulgar Latin *praecūnctāre, from Latin percontārī.

preguntar (Asturian): to ask

Definitions

  1. to ask

Ancestry of “preguntar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*praecūnctāre
2Latinpercontārī
Every word from Latin percontārīEvery word from Vulgar Latin *praecūnctāre
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