prec
to pray, beg
Latin · precari / prex
Prec comes from Latin precari, "to pray, beg", and prex, "prayer". It appears in words about asking, pleading, and uncertain things that depend on favour.
Memory trick
A PRAYer begs: PRECari means to ask, so a PRECARious life depends on favour, like a beggar.
Words from this root
- deprecate (de + prec + ate) — to express disapproval ofनापसंद करना, निंदा करना
- deprecator (de + prec + ator) — one who disapprovesनापसंद करने वाला
- imprecate (im + prec + ate) — to call down a curseश्राप देना
- precarious (prec + arious) — uncertain, depending on chanceअनिश्चित, खतरे में
- precariously (prec + arious + ly) — in an unsafe wayखतरनाक ढंग से
- precariousness (prec + arious + ness) — unsafe uncertaintyअनिश्चितता
- precatory (prec + atory) — expressing a wish or requestप्रार्थना या विनती वाला