Where does “petō, petere” come from?

petō, petere (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

Ancestry of “petō, petere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

Words derived from “petō, petere

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂-