English
petulance
Petulance comes from Latin petulāns ‘petulant’, from petō ‘to aim at, ask’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- ‘to fly’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peth₂-‘to fly’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*péth₂eti‘to fly’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpetō‘to aim at, ask’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpetulāns‘petulant’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpetulantia
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600pétulance
- Englishearliest quotation 1702–1704petulance
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peth₂-‘to fly’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*péth₂eti‘to fly’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpetō‘to aim at, ask’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpetulāns‘petulant’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpetulantia
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600pétulance
- Englishearliest quotation 1702–1704petulance
Earliest quotation: 1702–1704, Edward [Hyde, Begun in the Year 1641. […]: “[W]ise men knew, that that, which looked like pride…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- ‘to fly’
pass, mile, expansion, patent, expand, pen, helicopter, feather, symptom, spawn, expanse, patina, pinion, pennant, pata, patella, penna, 82 more
through Proto-Indo-European *péth₂eti ‘to fly’
competent, repetition, 14 more
through Latin petō ‘to aim at, ask’
repeat, compete, petition, competitor, perpetual, impetus, perpetuate, perpetuity, impetuous, 16 more
Today it means
noun Rudeness, insolence.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- / petulance