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Where does “preĝejo” come from?

preĝejo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto preĝi, from Italian pregare, from Latin precare, from Latin precari, from Latin precor, from Latin prex, from Proto-Italic preks, from Proto-Indo-European préḱs.

preĝejo (Esperanto): house of worship, place of worship

Definitions

  1. house of worship, place of worship

Ancestry of “preĝejo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantopreĝito pray
2Italianpregareto pray; to pray to something; to beg
3Latinprecaresecond-person singular present active imperative...
4Latinprecaripresent active infinitive of precor; to pray
5LatinprecorI beseech, beg, pray, entreat; I wish well or ill...
6Latinprexprayer; request; entreaty
7Proto-Italicpreks—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpréḱs—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—

Words derived from “preĝejo”

  • preĝejeto
  • preĝeja
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →