Where does “preces” come from?

preces (English) comes from Latin prex, from Proto-Italic preks, from Proto-Indo-European préḱs, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.

preces (English): The alternate responsive petitions, as the...

Definitions

  1. The alternate responsive petitions, as the...

Ancestry of “preces”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprexprayer; request; entreaty
2Proto-Italicpreks—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpréḱs—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →
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