Where does “preĝeja” come from?
preĝeja (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto preĝejo, from Esperanto preĝi, from Italian pregare, from Latin precare, from Latin precari, from Latin precor, from Latin prex, from Proto-Italic preks.
preĝeja (Esperanto): of or relating to a place of worship
Definitions
- of or relating to a place of worship
Ancestry of “preĝeja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | preĝejo | house of worship, place of worship |
| 2 | Esperanto | preĝi | to pray |
| 3 | Italian | pregare | to pray; to pray to something; to beg |
| 4 | Latin | precare | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 5 | Latin | precari | present active infinitive of precor; to pray |
| 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 | — |