Latin

prex

‘prayer’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin prex.

14 English words in this record descend from Latin prex, most familiar first.

• prayer ← preiere ← preiere ← precāria
• pray ← preien ← preier ← proiier ← precāre
• precarious ← precārius
• deprecation ← dēprecātiōnem ← dēprecātiō ← dēprecor ← precor
• imprecation ← imprecātiō ← imprecor ← precor
• preces
• apprecation ← apprecari ← precari
• comprecation ← comprecatio ← comprecor ← precor
• deprecator ← dēprecor ← precor
• deprecable ← deprecabilis ← dēprecor ← precor
• imprecate ← imprecātus ← imprecor ← precor
• precatory ← precatorius ← precor

More words from prex

• precative
• priant

Etymograph / Latin prex