Where does “prière” come from?

prière (French) comes from Old French preiere, 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.

prière (French): prayer

Definitions

  1. prayer

Ancestry of “prière”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchpreiereAlternative form of proiere
2Latinprecāriapetition
3Latinprecāriusrelated to entreaty or petition
4Latinprexprayer; request; entreaty
5Proto-Italicpreks—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpréḱs—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European préḱs →