Where does “pezzire” come from?

pezzire (Italian) comes from Latin petīre, from Latin petere, from Latin peto, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂eti, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

pezzire (Italian): to beg

Definitions

  1. to beg

Ancestry of “pezzire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpetīre—
2Latinpeterepresent active infinitive of petō; second-person...
3LatinpetoI ask, beg, request; I make for; I seek, aim at,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂etito fly
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péth₂eti →Every word from Latin peto →