Where does “precarietat” come from?

precarietat (Catalan) comes from Catalan precari, 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.

precarietat (Catalan): precariousness

Definitions

  1. precariousness

Ancestry of “precarietat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanprecariprecarious, unstable
2Latinprecāriusrelated to entreaty or petition
3Latinprexprayer; request; entreaty
4Proto-Italicpreks—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpréḱs—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European préḱs →