Where does “rogar” come from?

rogar (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese rogar, from Latin rogō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃roǵ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

rogar (Galician): to beg, to supplicate

Definitions

  1. to beg, to supplicate

Ancestry of “rogar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueserogar—
2Latinrogōto ask, enquire
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃roǵ-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃roǵ- →Every word from Latin rogō →