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Where does “precaria” come from?

precaria (Late Latin) comes from Latin prex, from Proto-Italic preks, from Proto-Indo-European préḱs, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.

precaria (Late Latin): nominative feminine singular of precārius;...

Definitions

  1. nominative feminine singular of precārius;...

Ancestry of “precaria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprexprayer; request; entreaty
2Proto-Italicpreks—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpréḱs—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—

Words derived from “precaria”

  • prayer
  • prayerful
  • prayerfully
  • prayerless
  • prayerfulness
  • prayerlessness
  • prayerlike
  • unprayerful
  • prayerlessly
  • antiprayer
  • preprayer
  • prayersome
  • preiere
  • proiere
  • priere
  • priethie
  • priéthe
  • preiere
  • preiere
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