Where does “deprecate” come from?
deprecate (Latin) comes from Latin depreco, from Latin deprecor, from Latin precor, from Latin prex, from Proto-Italic preks, from Proto-Indo-European préḱs, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.
deprecate (Latin): second-person plural present active imperative of...
Definitions
- second-person plural present active imperative of...
Ancestry of “deprecate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | depreco | Alternative form of dēprecor |
| 2 | Latin | deprecor | I avert or ward off by prayer; deprecate; I pray... |
| 3 | Latin | precor | I beseech, beg, pray, entreat; I wish well or ill... |
| 4 | Latin | prex | prayer; request; entreaty |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | preks | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | préḱs | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | preḱ- | to ask |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥ḱneh₂ | — |