Where does “appetō” come from?
appetō (Latin) comes from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.
appetō (Latin): to strive for, reach after (something), try to get
Definitions
- to strive for, reach after (something), try to get
Ancestry of “appetō”, step by step
appetō traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin Ad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Ad | toward, to |
| 2 | Latin | illic | he, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that... |
| 3 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 4 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |
via Latin petō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | petō | to ask, beg, request, look for, inquire, petition, entreat |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂eti | to fly |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |
Words derived from “appetō”