Where does “prece” come from?

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

prece (Portuguese): prayer; request; entreaty

Definitions

  1. prayer; request; entreaty

Ancestry of “prece”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprexprayer; request; entreaty
2Proto-Italicpreks—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpréḱs—
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-Indo-European préḱs →