Where does “procace” come from?

procace (Italian) comes from Latin procāx, from Latin proco, from Latin procus, from Proto-Italic *prokos, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.

procace (Italian): impudent, shameless; sexually provocative or...

Definitions

  1. impudent, shameless; sexually provocative or...

Ancestry of “procace”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprocāxbold, brash, shameless, impudent, insolent, forward, pert, saucy, wanton
2LatinprocoI ask, urge, demand
3Latinprocuswooer, suitor; Alternative form of procer
4Proto-Italic*prokos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—

Words derived from “procace”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preḱ- →Every word from Proto-Italic *prokos →