Where does “imprecatorily” come from?
imprecatorily (English) comes from English imprecatory, from English imprecate, from Latin imprecatus, from Latin imprecor, from Latin precor, from Latin prex, from Proto-Italic preks, from Proto-Indo-European préḱs.
imprecatorily (English): In an imprecatory manner
Definitions
- In an imprecatory manner
Ancestry of “imprecatorily”, step by step
imprecatorily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English imprecatory
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | imprecatory | That imprecates or invokes evil |
| 2 | English | imprecate | To call down by prayer, as something hurtful or... |
| 3 | Latin | imprecatus | invoked; imprecated |
| 4 | Latin | imprecor | I invoke; I imprecate, call down a curse upon,... |
| 5 | Latin | precor | I beseech, beg, pray, entreat; I wish well or ill... |
| 6 | Latin | prex | prayer; request; entreaty |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | preks | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | préḱs | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | preḱ- | to ask |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥ḱneh₂ | — |