Where does “preyére” come from?

preyére (Franco-Provençal) comes from Latin precāria, from Latin precārius, from Latin prex, from Proto-Italic preks, from Proto-Indo-European préḱs, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.

preyére (Franco-Provençal): prayer

Definitions

  1. prayer

Ancestry of “preyére”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprecāriapetition
2Latinprecāriusrelated to entreaty or petition
3Latinprexprayer; request; entreaty
4Proto-Italicpreks—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpréḱs—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European préḱs →