Etymology of the English word petition
the English word
petitionderived from the Old French word
petitionderived from the Latin word
petitio (candidacy; petition)
derived from the Latin word
petitusderived from the Classical Latin word
petere (to seek; attack; aim at; desire)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pet-Derivations in English
petitionary,
petitioned,
petitioningCognates
Dutch
petitie, French
pétition, German
Petition, Italian
petizione, Norwegian
petisjon, Spanish
petición, Swedish
petitionUsage
Word found in Modern English
