Where does “precatory” come from?

precatory (English) comes 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.

precatory (English): Expressing a wish; Expressing a wish but not...

Definitions

  1. Expressing a wish; Expressing a wish but not...

Ancestry of “precatory”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprecatoriuspraying
2Latinprecārī—
3Latinprexprayer; request; entreaty
4Proto-Italicpreks—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpréḱs—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—

Words derived from “precatory”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European préḱs →