Where does “precatively” come from?
precatively (English) comes from English precative, from Latin precativus, from Latin precor, from Latin prex, from Proto-Italic preks, from Proto-Indo-European préḱs, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.
precatively (English): In a precative way
Definitions
- In a precative way
Ancestry of “precatively”, step by step
precatively traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English precative
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | precative | Resembling or pertaining to an entreaty; Mode... |
| 2 | Latin | precativus | prayed for, requested by means of a prayer or... |
| 3 | Latin | precor | I beseech, beg, pray, entreat; I wish well or ill... |
| 4 | Latin | prex | prayer; request; entreaty |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | preks | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | préḱs | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | preḱ- | to ask |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥ḱneh₂ | — |