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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →