Reconstruction:Latin/petio

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

Reassignment of petō to the fourth conjugation.

Pronunciation

(Proto-Romance) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛtʲo/

Verb

*petiō (present infinitive *petīre, perfect active *petīvī, supine *petītum); fourth conjugation

ask for, request

Descendants

Balkan Romance:
- Romanian: peți
Italo-Romance:
- Italian: pezzire
- Sardinian: pedire, petire
Gallo-Romance:
- Old Catalan: pedir
- Old Occitan: pedir
Ibero-Romance:
- Asturian: pidir
- Old Portuguese: pedir
  - Galician: pedir
  - Portuguese: pedir, pidir (obsolete)
- Spanish: pedir
Borrowings:
- → Proto-Brythonic:
  - Breton: pedi, pidi
  - Cornish: pesy
  - Welsh: pedi

References

Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “pĕtĕre”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 8: Patavia–Pix, page 312

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