English
priant
Priant comes from French prier ‘praying’, from Old French proiier ‘to pray’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *preḱ- ‘to ask’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*preḱ-‘to ask’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*preksreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEprex‘request, petition, prayer’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprecoras precārī‘to beseech, beg, pray, entreat, supplicate, request’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEprecāre
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400proiier‘to pray’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentprieras priant‘praying’
- Englishearliest quotation 1954priant
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*preḱ-‘to ask’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*preksreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEprex‘request, petition, prayer’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprecoras precārī‘to beseech, beg, pray, entreat, supplicate, request’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEprecāre
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400proiier‘to pray’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentprieras priant‘praying’
- Englishearliest quotation 1954priant
Earliest quotation: 1954, Henriette Eugénie s' Jacob: “page 139: It is an established fact that Anequin…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *preḱ- ‘to ask’
arrogance, arrogant, derogatory, prerogative, postulate, derogation, 25 more
through Latin prex ‘request, petition, prayer’
through Latin precor ‘to beseech, beg, pray, entreat, supplicate,…’
through Old French proiier ‘to pray’
Today it means
noun A kneeling figure, in French sepulchral art.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *preḱ- / priant