Where does “informpeti” come from?

informpeti (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto peti, from Latin petō, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂eti, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

informpeti (Esperanto): to query, ask for information

Definitions

  1. to query, ask for information

Ancestry of “informpeti”, step by step

informpeti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto peti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantopetito ask for, request, beg, bid
2Latinpetōto ask, beg, request, look for, inquire, petition, entreat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂etito fly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

via Esperanto informo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoinformoinformation; report
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péth₂eti →Every word from Latin petō →