Where does “petos” come from?

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

petos (Esperanto): future of peti

Definitions

  1. future of peti

Ancestry of “petos”, step by step

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