Where does “peti” come from?

peti (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch put, from Middle Dutch put, from Old Dutch putti, from Proto-West Germanic puti, from Latin puteus, from Latin -al — noun-forming suffix.

peti (Sranan Tongo): well

Definitions

  1. well

Ancestry of “peti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchputpit, well; drain
2Middle Dutchputpit
3Old Dutchputti
4Proto-West Germanicputiwell
5Latinputeuspit, dungeon; well; cistern
6Latin-alnoun-forming suffix
Every word from Latin -alEvery word from Latin puteusEvery word from Proto-West Germanic puti