○ Meaning
- to seek
- to rush toward
- to attack
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○ Etymology
- Proto-Indo-European root peth-｜to fall
○ Ancient Greek& Related Words
○ English Derivatives
- appetite｜desire for food
- appetize｜to stimulate appetite
- appetizer｜starter dish
- appetizing｜appealing to the appetite
- centripetal｜moving toward the center
- compete｜to strive together
- competence｜ability
- competent｜capable
- competition｜contest
- competitive｜having a strong desire to win
- competitor｜rival
- impetigo｜skin infection
- impetuous｜impulsive, hasty
- impetus｜momentum, stimulus
- incompetence｜lack of ability
- incompetent｜not capable
- perpetual｜continuous
- perpetuate｜to make something last
- petition｜formal request
- petitioner｜someone who makes a request
- petulant｜irritable
- repeat｜to do again
- repeated｜done again
- repeatedly｜again and again
- repetitive｜recurring
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Updated: 2025-06-02 at 8:59 AM