Where does “proca” come from?

proca (Latin) comes from Latin proco, from Latin procus, from Proto-Italic *prokos, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.

proca (Latin): second-person singular present active imperative...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular present active imperative...

Ancestry of “proca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinprocoI ask, urge, demand
2Latinprocuswooer, suitor; Alternative form of procer
3Proto-Italic*prokos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preḱ- →Every word from Proto-Italic *prokos →