Where does “petoli” come from?
petoli (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto petola, from English petulant, from Latin petulans, from Latin petulō, from Latin petō, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂eti, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.
petoli (Esperanto): to be petulant, to be naughty
Definitions
- to be petulant, to be naughty
Ancestry of “petoli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | petola | petulant, frolicsome |
| 2 | English | petulant | Childishly irritable; Forward; pert; insolent;... |
| 3 | Latin | petulans | pert, saucy, impudent, wanton; freakish; petulant |
| 4 | Latin | petulō | — |
| 5 | Latin | petō | to ask, beg, request, look for, inquire, petition, entreat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂eti | to fly |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |