Where does “precatorily” come from?

precatorily (English) comes from English precatory, from Latin precatorius, from Latin precārī, from Latin prex, from Proto-Italic preks, from Proto-Indo-European préḱs, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.

precatorily (English): In a precatory manner

Definitions

  1. In a precatory manner

Ancestry of “precatorily”, step by step

precatorily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English precatory

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprecatoryExpressing a wish; Expressing a wish but not...
2Latinprecatoriuspraying
3Latinprecārī—
4Latinprexprayer; request; entreaty
5Proto-Italicpreks—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpréḱs—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European préḱs →