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Where does “posco” come from?

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

posco (Latin): I beg, I demand, I request, I desire; I demand...

Definitions

  1. I beg, I demand, I request, I desire; I demand...

Ancestry of “posco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicporskōask for, request, demand
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥sḱétito keep asking, to question
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—

Words derived from “posco”

  • postulate
  • expostulate
  • postulant
  • expostulatory
  • expostulative
  • expostulateth
  • expostulans
  • postulaturus
  • postulandus
  • postulatio
  • postulatus
  • expostulate
  • deposco
  • postulans
  • appostulo
  • postulo
  • poscendus
  • expostulaturus
  • expostulatus
  • expostulandus
  • postulare
  • poscens
  • deposcens
  • expostulo
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