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
Ancestry of “petos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | peti | to ask for, request, beg, bid |
| 2 | Latin | petō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂eti | to fly |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |