Where does “precari” come from?

precari (Catalan) comes from Latin precārius, from Latin prex, from Proto-Italic preks, from Proto-Indo-European préḱs, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.

precari (Catalan): precarious, unstable

Definitions

  1. precarious, unstable

Ancestry of “precari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprecāriusrelated to entreaty or petition
2Latinprexprayer; request; entreaty
3Proto-Italicpreks—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpréḱs—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—

Words derived from “precari”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European préḱs →