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
- to ask for, request, beg, bid
Ancestry of “peti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | petō | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂eti | to fly |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |
Words derived from “peti”