Where does “peti” come from?

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

peti (Esperanto): to ask for, request, beg, bid

Definitions

  1. to ask for, request, beg, bid

Ancestry of “peti”, step by step

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

Words derived from “peti”

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