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

  1. Childishly irritable; Forward; pert; insolent;...

Ancestry of “petulant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpetulanspert, saucy, impudent, wanton; freakish; petulant
2Latinpetulō—
3Latinpetōto ask, beg, request, look for, inquire, petition, entreat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂etito fly
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

Words derived from “petulant”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péth₂eti →Every word from Latin petō →