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Where does “precāria” come from?

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

Ancestry of “precāria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprecārius—
2Latinprexprayer; request; entreaty
3Proto-Italicpreks—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpréḱs—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →