Where does “procacità” come from?

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

procacità (Italian): impudence, insolence, shamelessness; sexual...

Definitions

impudence, insolence, shamelessness; sexual...

Ancestry of “procacità”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	procacitas	—
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	—

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