Where does “petulant” come from?
Petulant comes from Latin petulans, from Latin petulo, from Latin peto, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂-, meaning to rush or push forward.
petulant (English): Childishly irritable; Forward; pert; insolent;...
Definitions
- Childishly irritable; Forward; pert; insolent;...
Ancestry of “petulant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | petulans | pert, saucy, impudent, wanton; freakish; petulant |
| 2 | Latin | petulō | — |
| 3 | Latin | petō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂eti | to fly |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |
Words derived from “petulant”