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precor

Pronunciation: [ˈprɛ.kɔr]

“precor” is a Latin word. Its 2 meanings in English:

verb

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

Etymology

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 English frain.

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