Where does “procacemente” come from?
procacemente (Italian) comes from Italian procace, from Latin procāx, from Latin proco, from Latin procus, from Proto-Italic *prokos, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.
procacemente (Italian): shamelessly, insolently; in a sexually...
Definitions
- shamelessly, insolently; in a sexually...
Ancestry of “procacemente”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | procace | impudent, shameless; sexually provocative or... |
| 2 | Latin | procāx | — |
| 3 | Latin | proco | I ask, urge, demand |
| 4 | Latin | procus | wooer, suitor; Alternative form of procer |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *prokos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | preḱ- | to ask |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥ḱneh₂ | — |