Where does “despedirse” come from?
despedirse (Spanish) comes from Spanish despedir, from Latin expetere, from Latin petere, from Latin peto, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂eti, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.
despedirse (Spanish): to say goodbye; to bid farewell
Definitions
- to say goodbye; to bid farewell
Ancestry of “despedirse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | despedir | to dismiss; to fire from a job; To say goodbye |
| 2 | Latin | expetere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 3 | Latin | petere | present active infinitive of petō; second-person... |
| 4 | Latin | peto | I ask, beg, request; I make for; I seek, aim at,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂eti | to fly |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |