myEtymology.com: English etymology of propitiated

Etymology of the English word propitiated

the English word propitiated

derived from the English word propitiate

derived from the Latin word propitiare (propitiate, render favorable, win over)

derived from the Latin word propitius (favorably inclined, well-disposed, propitious)

derived from the New Latin word pro-

using the Greek prefix pro-, προ- (before)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *per

derived from the Classical Latin word petere (to seek; attack; aim at; desire)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pet-