Where does “preguntar” come from?

preguntar (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese preguntar, from Vulgar Latin *praecūnctāre, from Latin percontārī.

preguntar (Galician): to ask

Definitions

  1. to ask

Ancestry of “preguntar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesepreguntar—
2Vulgar Latin*praecūnctāre—
3Latinpercontārī—
Every word from Latin percontārī →Every word from Vulgar Latin *praecūnctāre →Every word from Old Portuguese preguntar →