Where does “pedir” come from?

pedir (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese pedir, from Latin petīre, from Latin petere, from Latin peto, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂eti, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

pedir (Galician): to ask for; to request; to order

Definitions

  1. to ask for; to request; to order

Ancestry of “pedir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesepedir—
2Latinpetīre—
3Latinpeterepresent active infinitive of petō; second-person...
4LatinpetoI ask, beg, request; I make for; I seek, aim at,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂etito fly
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

Words derived from “pedir”

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