prec- root words — words with the prec- root

The root prec- comes from Latin precor, meaning pray, entreat. 8 words in Dendril are built from it, including deprecate, deprecated, deprecates, deprecating, precarious, precariously, deprecation, deprecatory. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the prec- root

Explore words with prec- — words containing the prec- root and sharing its sense of "pray, entreat". Examples include deprecate, deprecated, deprecates, deprecating, precarious, precariously, deprecation, deprecatory. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The prec- root means pray, entreat, from Latin precor. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.