Where does “pétulance” come from?

pétulance (French) comes from Latin petulantia, from Latin petulans, from Latin petulō, from Latin petō, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂eti, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

pétulance (French): petulance

Definitions

  1. petulance

Ancestry of “pétulance”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpetulantiaimpudence; wantonness; petulance
2Latinpetulanspert, saucy, impudent, wanton; freakish; petulant
3Latinpetulō
4Latinpetōto ask, beg, request, look for, inquire, petition, entreat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂etito fly
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

Words derived from “pétulance

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