Where does “precor” come from?

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

precor (Latin): I beseech, beg, pray, entreat; I wish well or ill...

Definitions

  1. I beseech, beg, pray, entreat; I wish well or ill...

Ancestry of “precor”, step by step

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

Words derived from “precor”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →