Where does “petiturus” come from?

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

petiturus (Latin): about to seek

Definitions

  1. about to seek

Ancestry of “petiturus”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péth₂eti →Every word from Latin peto →
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