English
impetiginous
Impetiginous comes from Latin impetō ‘to rush upon, assail, attack’, from petō ‘to ask, beg, request, look for, inquire,…’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- ‘to spread out’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peth₂-‘to spread out’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*péth₂eti‘to fly’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpetō‘to ask, beg, request, look for, inquire, petition, entreat’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimpetō‘to rush upon, assail, attack’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimpetīgō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimpetīginōsus
- Englishtodayimpetiginous
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peth₂-‘to spread out’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*péth₂eti‘to fly’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpetō‘to ask, beg, request, look for, inquire, petition, entreat’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimpetō‘to rush upon, assail, attack’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimpetīgō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimpetīginōsus
- Englishtodayimpetiginous
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- ‘to spread out’
pass, mile, expansion, expand, pen, patent, helicopter, feather, symptom, spawn, expanse, pennant, patella, pinion, pata, patina, penna, 81 more
through Proto-Indo-European *péth₂eti ‘to fly’
competent, repetition, 13 more
through Latin petō ‘to ask, beg, request, look for, inquire,…’
repeat, compete, petition, perpetual, competitor, perpetuate, perpetuity, petulant, petulance, 15 more
through Latin impetō ‘to rush upon, assail, attack’
Today it means
adj Of, pertaining to, or suffering from, impetigo.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- / impetiginous