Where does “pet” come from?
pet (French) comes from Middle French pet, from Old French pet, from Latin peditum, from Latin pedō, from Latin pēs, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
pet (French): fart
Definitions
- fart
Ancestry of “pet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | pet | fart, gas, flatulence |
| 2 | Old French | pet | fart |
| 3 | Latin | peditum | fart; genitive masculine plural of pedes;... |
| 4 | Latin | pedō | — |
| 5 | Latin | pēs | a foot, in its senses as |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |