Where does “Petent” come from?

Petent (German) comes from Latin petens, from Latin petō, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂eti, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

Petent (German): petitioner

Definitions

  1. petitioner

Ancestry of “Petent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpetensdesiring; attacking
2Latinpetōto ask, beg, request, look for, inquire, petition, entreat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂etito fly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

Words derived from “Petent”

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