Where does “preguntar” come from?
preguntar (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese preguntar, from Vulgar Latin *praecūnctāre, from Latin percontārī.
preguntar (Galician): to ask
Definitions
- to ask
Ancestry of “preguntar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | preguntar | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | *praecūnctāre | — |
| 3 | Latin | percontārī | — |