Where does “pețit” come from?

pețit (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.

pețit (Romanian): marriage proposal, the act of proposing; past...

Definitions

  1. marriage proposal, the act of proposing; past...

Ancestry of “pețit”, 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 →