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Where does “prayerless” come from?

prayerless (English) comes from English prayer, from English pray, from Middle English preien, from Anglo-Norman preier, from Old French proiier, from Latin precor, from Latin prex, from Proto-Italic preks.

prayerless (English): Without prayer

Definitions

  1. Without prayer

Ancestry of “prayerless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprayerA practice of communicating with one's God; An...
2EnglishprayTo direct words, thoughts, or one's attention to...
3Middle Englishpreiento pray
4Anglo-NormanpreierAlternative form of proiier
5Old Frenchproiierto pray; to pray; to beg; to implore; to beg
6LatinprecorI beseech, beg, pray, entreat; I wish well or ill...
7Latinprexprayer; request; entreaty
8Proto-Italicpreks—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpréḱs—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—

Words derived from “prayerless”

  • prayerlessness
  • prayerlessly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →