Where does “perguntar” come from?

perguntar (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese preguntar, from Vulgar Latin *praecūnctāre, from Latin percontārī.

perguntar (Portuguese): to ask; to wonder

Definitions

  1. to ask; to wonder

Ancestry of “perguntar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesepreguntar—
2Vulgar Latin*praecūnctāre—
3Latinpercontārī—

Words derived from “perguntar”

Every word from Latin percontārī →Every word from Vulgar Latin *praecūnctāre →Every word from Old Portuguese preguntar →