Proto-Indo-European

*preḱ-

‘to ask’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *preḱ-.

36 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *preḱ-, most familiar first.

• prayer ← preiere ← preiere ← precāria ← prex
• pray ← preien ← preier ← proiier ← precāre
• arrogant ← arrogaunt ← arrogāns ← arrogō ← rogō
• arrogance ← arrogaunce ← arrogantia ← arrogāns ← arrogō
• precarious ← precārius ← prex ← *preks
• derogatory ← dērogātōrius ← dērogō ← rogō ← procō
• prerogative ← praerogātīva ← praerogātīvus ← praerogō ← rogō
• postulate ← postulātum ← postulātus ← postulō ← poscō
• deprecation ← dēprecātiōnem ← dēprecātiō ← dēprecor ← precor
• derogation ← derogacion ← dērogātiō ← dērogō ← rogō
• prorogation ← prōrogātiō ← prōrogō ← rogō ← procō
• subrogation ← subrogātiō ← rogātiō ← rogō ← procō

More words from *preḱ-

• deprecate
• frain
• prorogue
• derogate
• imprecation
• preces
• corvee
• abrogable
• apprecation
• arrogancy
• comprecation
• deprecator
• derogator
• deprecable
• erogation
• freet
• imprecate
• obrogate
• precatory
• procacious
• precative
• priant
• procacity
• supererogate

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *preḱ-