Where does “prex” come from?

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

prex (Latin): prayer; request; entreaty

Definitions

  1. prayer; request; entreaty

Ancestry of “prex”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicpreks—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpréḱs—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—

Words derived from “prex”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →