Where does “pétulance” come from?

pétulance (Middle French) comes from Latin petulantia, from Latin petulans, from Latin petulō, from Latin petō, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂eti, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

Ancestry of “pétulance”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	petulantia	impudence; wantonness; petulance
2	Latin	petulans	pert, saucy, impudent, wanton; freakish; petulant
3	Latin	petulō	—
4	Latin	petō	to ask, beg, request, look for, inquire, petition, entreat
5	Proto-Indo-European	péth₂eti	to fly
6	Proto-Indo-European	peth₂-	to spread out; to fly

Words derived from “pétulance”

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Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péth₂eti →Every word from Latin petō →