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Where does “petere” come from?

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

petere (Latin): present active infinitive of petō; second-person...

Definitions

  1. present active infinitive of petō; second-person...

Ancestry of “petere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpetoI ask, beg, request; I make for; I seek, aim at,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂etito fly
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

Words derived from “petere”

  • appetite
  • appetitive
  • inappetence
  • appetence
  • appetible
  • appetitively
  • appetitiveness
  • appetited
  • appetiteless
  • nonappetitive
  • bon appétit
  • cerebripetal
  • appetibleness
  • appetere
  • appetitus
  • repetitor
  • petire
  • appetibilis
  • repetere
  • appetentia
  • appetesco
  • pedigüeñería
  • apetecer
  • pedigüeño
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