Where does “imprecatus” come from?

imprecatus (Latin) comes from Latin imprecor, 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.

imprecatus (Latin): invoked; imprecated

Definitions

  1. invoked; imprecated

Ancestry of “imprecatus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinimprecorI invoke; I imprecate, call down a curse upon,...
2LatinprecorI beseech, beg, pray, entreat; I wish well or ill...
3Latinprexprayer; request; entreaty
4Proto-Italicpreks—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpréḱs—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—

Words derived from “imprecatus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →
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