Where does “pregar” come from?
pregar (Ido) comes from Esperanto preĝejo, from Esperanto preĝi, from Italian pregare, from Latin precare, from Latin precari, from Latin precor, from Latin prex, from Proto-Italic preks.
pregar (Ido): to pray; to beg, entreat, beseech
Definitions
- to pray; to beg, entreat, beseech
Ancestry of “pregar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | preĝejo | house of worship, place of worship |
| 2 | Esperanto | preĝi | to pray |
| 3 | Italian | pregare | to pray; to pray to something; to beg |
| 4 | Latin | precare | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 5 | Latin | precari | present active infinitive of precor; to pray |
| 6 | Latin | precor | I beseech, beg, pray, entreat; I wish well or ill... |
| 7 | Latin | prex | prayer; request; entreaty |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | preks | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | préḱs | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | preḱ- | to ask |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥ḱneh₂ | — |