Where does “petīre” come from?
petīre (Latin) comes from Latin petere, from Latin peto, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂eti, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.
Ancestry of “petīre”, step by step
petīre 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 petō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | petō | to ask, beg, request, look for, inquire, petition, entreat |