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Where does “pet-ano” come from?

pet-ano (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European pete-, from Proto-Finnic ete-, from Serbo-Croatian tẹ́, from Proto-Slavic ta — inflection of *tъ: ## feminine singular ##...

Ancestry of “pet-ano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpete-to spread, stretch out
2Proto-Finnicete-—
3Serbo-Croatiantẹ́—
4Proto-Slavictainflection of *tъ: ## feminine singular ##...

Words derived from “pet-ano”

  • pattern
  • patent
  • pan
  • pane
  • saucepan
  • panorama
  • counterpoint
  • panoramic
  • patently
  • patella
  • patentee
  • pantheism
  • pancake
  • patellar
  • patency
  • patina
  • panning
  • patentable
  • counterpane
  • patentability
  • deadpan
  • windowpane
  • paned
  • stewpan
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