Where does “precārius” come from?

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

precārius (Latin): related to entreaty or petition

Definitions

  1. related to entreaty or petition

Ancestry of “precārius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprexprayer; request; entreaty
2Proto-Italicpreks
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpréḱs
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂

Words derived from “precārius

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂Every word from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European préḱs