Where does “procacious” come from?
procacious (English) comes from Latin procāx, from Latin proco, from Latin procus, from Proto-Italic *prokos, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.
procacious (English): Bold, forward, insolent
Ancestry of “procacious”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | procāx | — |
| 2 | Latin | proco | I ask, urge, demand |
| 3 | Latin | procus | wooer, suitor; Alternative form of procer |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *prokos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | preḱ- | to ask |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥ḱneh₂ | — |
Words derived from “procacious”