Where does “preprayer” come from?
preprayer (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.
preprayer (English): Before prayer
Definitions
- Before prayer
Ancestry of “preprayer”, step by step
preprayer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prayer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prayer | A practice of communicating with one's God; An... |
| 2 | English | pray | To direct words, thoughts, or one's attention to... |
| 3 | Middle English | preien | to pray |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | preier | Alternative form of proiier |
| 5 | Old French | proiier | to pray; to pray; to beg; to implore; to beg |
| 6 | Latin | precor | I beseech, beg, pray, entreat; I wish well or ill... |
| 7 | Latin | prex | prayer; request; entreaty |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | preks | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | préḱs | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | preḱ- | to ask |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥ḱneh₂ | — |
via English pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |