Where does “impetere” come from?
impetere (Latin) comes from Latin petere, from Latin peto, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂eti, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.
impetere (Latin): present active infinitive of impetō;...
Definitions
- present active infinitive of impetō;...
Ancestry of “impetere”, step by step
impetere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin petere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | petere | present active infinitive of petō; second-person... |
| 2 | Latin | peto | I ask, beg, request; I make for; I seek, aim at,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂eti | to fly |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |
via Latin în
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 2 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “impetere”