Where does “pețanie” come from?

pețanie (Romanian) comes from Romanian peți, from Latin petīre, from Latin petere, from Latin peto, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂eti, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

pețanie (Romanian): engagement

Definitions

  1. engagement

Ancestry of “pețanie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpețito propose, ask to marry, often through an...
2Latinpetīre—
3Latinpeterepresent active infinitive of petō; second-person...
4LatinpetoI ask, beg, request; I make for; I seek, aim at,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂etito fly
6Proto-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 →