Where does “poscens” come from?

poscens (Latin) comes from Latin posco, from Proto-Italic porskō, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥sḱéti, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.

poscens (Latin): begging, requesting, desiring

Definitions

  1. begging, requesting, desiring

Ancestry of “poscens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinposcoI beg, I demand, I request, I desire; I demand...
2Proto-Italicporskōask for, request, demand
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥sḱétito keep asking, to question
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂Every word from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥sḱéti
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