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