Where does “deprecatory” come from?
Deprecatory comes from English deprecate plus the suffix -y, derived from Latin deprecari meaning to ward off by prayer, itself formed from the prefix de- combined with precari.
deprecatory (English): That deprecates; apologetic or disparaging;...
Definitions
- That deprecates; apologetic or disparaging;...
Ancestry of “deprecatory”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | deprecate | To belittle or express disapproval of; To declare... |
| 2 | Latin | deprecatus | averted; deprecated; interceded |
| 3 | Latin | dēprecor | to avert or ward off by (earnest) prayer; deprecate |
| 4 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 5 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |