Where does “prayerlike” come from?

prayerlike (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.

prayerlike (English): Resembling a prayer

Definitions

  1. Resembling a prayer

Ancestry of “prayerlike”, step by step

prayerlike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English prayer

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

via English like

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlikeTo enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of;...
2Dutchluikhatch; shutter; panel, as in a triptych
3Middle Dutchluke
4Dutchluikento close, to shut
5Middle Dutchlukento close, to shut; to close, to become closed
6Old Dutchlūcanto close, shut
7Proto-West Germaniclūkanto close, to shut
8Proto-Germaniclūkanąto close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂
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