Where does “rece” come from?
rece (Galician) comes from Galician rezar, from Old Portuguese rezar, from Latin recitare, from Latin recito, from Latin re-, from Proto-Indo-European wret-, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
rece (Galician): first-person singular present subjunctive of...
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- first-person singular present subjunctive of...
Ancestry of “rece”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Galician | rezar | to pray; first/third-person singular future... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | rezar | — |
| 3 | Latin | recitare | present active infinitive of recitō;... |
| 4 | Latin | recito | I read aloud, recite; I appoint, name |
| 5 | Latin | re- | back, backwards; again; prefix added to various... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wret- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |