English
Pray
Pray comes from French pré ‘meadow’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- ‘to bend’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*preh₂-‘to bend’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEprātum‘meadow’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400pred
- Frenchc. 1600–presentpré‘meadow’
- EnglishtodayPray
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*preh₂-‘to bend’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEprātum‘meadow’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400pred
- Frenchc. 1600–presentpré‘meadow’
- EnglishtodayPray
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- ‘to bend’
for, first, premier, prestigious, forbid, primer, preface, prefix, primate, primacy, parley, precede, preeminent, prescient, parasol, impregnate, 17 more
through Latin prātum ‘meadow’
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- / Pray