Where does “precativus” come from?

precativus (Latin) comes 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.

precativus (Latin): prayed for, requested by means of a prayer or...

Definitions

  1. prayed for, requested by means of a prayer or...

Ancestry of “precativus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinprecorI beseech, beg, pray, entreat; I wish well or ill...
2Latinprexprayer; request; entreaty
3Proto-Italicpreks—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpréḱs—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—

Words derived from “precativus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European préḱs →
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