precor

Signification (Anglais)

  1. (conjugation-1, deponent) to beseech, beg, pray, entreat, supplicate, request
  2. (conjugation-1, deponent) to wish well or ill (to someone); to greet with a wish

Prononcé comme (IPA)
[ˈprɛ.kɔr]
Étymologie (Anglais)

From prex (“request, petition, prayer”). Cognate with Sanskrit पृच्छति (pṛcchati, “to ask”), Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌽𐌰𐌽 (fraihnan, “to ask”), Old English freġnan, friġnan (“to ask, inquire, learn”), German fragen, Dutch vragen and Russian просить (prositʹ, “to ask, implore, request”). More at frain.

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