Where does “petulō” come from?
petulō (Latin) comes from Latin petō, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂eti, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.
Ancestry of “petulō”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | petō | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂eti | to fly |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |