Where does “imprecar” come from?

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

imprecar (Spanish): to imprecate, curse

Definitions

  1. to imprecate, curse

Ancestry of “imprecar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinimprecorI invoke; I imprecate, call down a curse upon,...
2LatinprecorI beseech, beg, pray, entreat; I wish well or ill...
3Latinprexprayer; request; entreaty
4Proto-Italicpreks—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpréḱs—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European préḱs →