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Where does “imprecatory” come from?

imprecatory (English) comes from English imprecate, from Latin imprecatus, from Latin imprecor, from Latin precor, from Latin prex, from Proto-Italic preks, from Proto-Indo-European préḱs, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-.

imprecatory (English): That imprecates or invokes evil

Definitions

  1. That imprecates or invokes evil

Ancestry of “imprecatory”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishimprecateTo call down by prayer, as something hurtful or...
2Latinimprecatusinvoked; imprecated
3LatinimprecorI invoke; I imprecate, call down a curse upon,...
4LatinprecorI beseech, beg, pray, entreat; I wish well or ill...
5Latinprexprayer; request; entreaty
6Proto-Italicpreks—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpréḱs—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—

Words derived from “imprecatory”

  • imprecatorily
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →