Where does “petulant” come from?

petulant (Dutch) comes from French pétulant, from Latin petulans, from Latin petulō, from Latin petō, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂eti, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

petulant (Dutch): exuberant

Definitions

  1. exuberant

Ancestry of “petulant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpétulantexuberant, lively; impetuous
2Latinpetulanspert, saucy, impudent, wanton; freakish; petulant
3Latinpetulō—
4Latinpetōto ask, beg, request, look for, inquire, petition, entreat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂etito fly
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péth₂eti →Every word from Latin petō →
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