Where does “pidi” come from?
pidi (Papiamentu) comes from Kabuverdianu pidi, from Portuguese pedir, from Old Portuguese pedir, from Latin petīre, from Latin petere, from Latin peto, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂eti, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.
pidi (Papiamentu): to ask, to request
Definitions
- to ask, to request
Ancestry of “pidi”, step by step
pidi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Kabuverdianu pidi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kabuverdianu | pidi | to ask, to request |
| 2 | Portuguese | pedir | to ask for; to request; to order; to ask for; to... |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | pedir | — |
| 4 | Latin | petīre | — |
| 5 | Latin | petere | present active infinitive of petō; second-person... |
| 6 | Latin | peto | I ask, beg, request; I make for; I seek, aim at,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂eti | to fly |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |
via Spanish pedir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | pedir | to ask for something; to request someone else to... |