Where does “precaria” come from?
precaria (Italian) comes from Italian precario, from Latin precārius, from Latin prex, from Proto-Italic preks, from Proto-Indo-European préḱs, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.
precaria (Italian): feminine singular of precario
Definitions
- feminine singular of precario
Ancestry of “precaria”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | precario | precarious; shaky; lacking tenure |
| 2 | Latin | precārius | — |
| 3 | Latin | prex | prayer; request; entreaty |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | preks | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | préḱs | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | preḱ- | to ask |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥ḱneh₂ | — |