# peto
## Catalan
### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian petto. Doublet of pit.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [ˈpe.tu]
* IPA: (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈpe.to]

#### Noun

peto m (plural petos)
* (sports) bib, pinny
    Synonym: pitrall
* breastplate

##### Derived terms

* pantaló de peto

#### Further reading

* “peto” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
* “peto” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [ˈpɛ.tu]
* IPA: (Balearic) [ˈpə.to]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈpe.to]

#### Verb

peto
* first-person singular present indicative of petar

## Esperanto
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* IPA: [ˈpeto]
* Rhymes: -eto
* Hyphenation: pe‧to

### Noun

peto (accusative singular peton, plural petoj, accusative plural petojn)
* behest, request

#### Related terms

* peti

## Finnish
### Etymology

Unknown

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpeto/, [ˈpe̞t̪o̞]
* Rhymes: -eto
* Hyphenation: pe‧to

### Noun

peto
* predator
* Synonym of petoeläin (“carnivore, carnivorous animal”)
* monster, beast
    Synonym: hirviö

#### Declension

Possessive forms of peto (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
petoni
petoni
accusative
nom.
petoni
petoni
gen.
petoni
genitive
petoni
petojeni
partitive
petoani
petojani
inessive
pedossani
pedoissani
elative
pedostani
pedoistani
illative
petooni
petoihini
adessive
pedollani
pedoillani
ablative
pedoltani
pedoiltani
allative
pedolleni
pedoilleni
essive
petonani
petoinani
translative
pedokseni
pedoikseni
abessive
pedottani
pedoittani
instructive
comitative
—petoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
petosi
petosi
accusative
nom.
petosi
petosi
gen.
petosi
genitive
petosi
petojesi
partitive
petoasi
petojasi
inessive
pedossasi
pedoissasi
elative
pedostasi
pedoistasi
illative
petoosi
petoihisi
adessive
pedollasi
pedoillasi
ablative
pedoltasi
pedoiltasi
allative
pedollesi
pedoillesi
essive
petonasi
petoinasi
translative
pedoksesi
pedoiksesi
abessive
pedottasi
pedoittasi
instructive
comitative
—petoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
petomme
petomme
accusative
nom.
petomme
petomme
gen.
petomme
genitive
petomme
petojemme
partitive
petoamme
petojamme
inessive
pedossamme
pedoissamme
elative
pedostamme
pedoistamme
illative
petoomme
petoihimme
adessive
pedollamme
pedoillamme
ablative
pedoltamme
pedoiltamme
allative
pedollemme
pedoillemme
essive
petonamme
petoinamme
translative
pedoksemme
pedoiksemme
abessive
pedottamme
pedoittamme
instructive
comitative
—petoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
petonne
petonne
accusative
nom.
petonne
petonne
gen.
petonne
genitive
petonne
petojenne
partitive
petoanne
petojanne
inessive
pedossanne
pedoissanne
elative
pedostanne
pedoistanne
illative
petoonne
petoihinne
adessive
pedollanne
pedoillanne
ablative
pedoltanne
pedoiltanne
allative
pedollenne
pedoillenne
essive
petonanne
petoinanne
translative
pedoksenne
pedoiksenne
abessive
pedottanne
pedoittanne
instructive
comitative
—petoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
petonsa
petonsa
accusative
nom.
petonsa
petonsa
gen.
petonsa
genitive
petonsa
petojensa
partitive
petoaan petoansa
petojaan petojansa
inessive
pedossaan pedossansa
pedoissaan pedoissansa
elative
pedostaan pedostansa
pedoistaan pedoistansa
illative
petoonsa
petoihinsa
adessive
pedollaan pedollansa
pedoillaan pedoillansa
ablative
pedoltaan pedoltansa
pedoiltaan pedoiltansa
allative
pedolleen pedollensa
pedoilleen pedoillensa
essive
petonaan petonansa
petoinaan petoinansa
translative
pedokseen pedoksensa
pedoikseen pedoiksensa
abessive
pedottaan pedottansa
pedoittaan pedoittansa
instructive
comitative
—petoineen petoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* petomainen
* ihmispeto
* isopetoleikko
* keltapetoyökkönen
* kissapeto
* maapeto
* meripeto
* petoankerias
* petoeläin
* petohyönteinen
* petokala
* petokuoriainen
* petolintu
* petonisäkäs
* petopistiäinen
* petopunkki
* petovahinko
* pienpeto
* pussipeto
* suurpeto
* vesipeto
* villipeto

### Further reading

* “peto”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

### Anagrams

* opet

## Galician
### Etymology 1

13th century. Unknown. From *pētto, perhaps onomatopoeic, but note Proto-Indo-European *(s)peyk- (“woodpecker”) (Latin pīcus, Danish spætte).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpeto̝/

#### Noun

peto m (plural petos)
* woodpecker
** 1418, Ángel Rodríguez González (ed.), Libro do Concello de Santiago (1416-1422). Santiago de Compostela: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 95:
    Iten tordos et melrras cada hũu a coroado. Iten petos et pegas et agoanetas a quatro coroados cada ũu. Iten pasaros miudos et ouos a coroado.
       Item thrushes and blackbirds, each one one crown. Item, woodpeckers and magpies and snipes, four crowns each one. Item, small birds and eggs, a crown.
    Synonyms: picapau, piquelo
* money box; poor box
** 1288, Antonio López Ferreiro (ed.), Historia de la Santa A. M. Iglesia de Santiago de Compostela, V, nº 43, pages 113-115:
    cum pecunia de peto et alie bursewith money of the moneybox and other purses
    Synonyms: arqueta, boeta
* pocket
** 1485, Antonio López Ferreiro, editor, Galicia Histórica. Colección diplomática, Santiago: Tipografía Galaica, page 286:iten vnna yxola de peto, iten un escoupre, iten vn traado, iten vnna tarabela, iten dous bingueletes, iten duas serras de maoitem, a pocket adze; item, a chisel; item, a drill; item, an auger; item, two gimlets; item, two handsaws
    Synonyms: bolso, bulso
* (figurative) nest egg, savings
    Synonyms: aforros, petiño

##### Derived terms

* petar
* peto de ánimas
* ter un peto

##### Related terms

* peteiro
* petón

#### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “peto”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “peto”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “peto”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “peto (paxaro)”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “peto (dos cartos)”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “peto”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
* ↑ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “picar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

peto
* first-person singular present indicative of petar

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpe.to/
* Rhymes: -eto
* Hyphenation: pé‧to

### Etymology 1

From Latin pēditum.

#### Noun

peto m (plural peti)
* (vulgar) fart, toot

##### Derived terms

* petare

##### See also

* flato
* loffa
* scoreggia
* vescia

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

peto
* first-person singular present indicative of petare

### References

* ↑ peto in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

### Anagrams

* pote, poté, tope

## Latin
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂eti (“to fly”), assuming a semantic shift from “to fly towards” to “to try to reach”.

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈpe.toː/, [ˈpɛt̪oː]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈpe.to/, [ˈpɛːt̪o]

### Verb

petō (present infinitive petere, perfect active petīvī or petiī, supine petītum); third conjugation
* to ask, beg, request, look for, inquire, petition, entreat
** 8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 1.465:unde petam causās hōrum mōremque sacrōrum?Where shall I look for the reasons and practice of these sacred rites?
* to make for (somewhere)
* to seek, aim at, desire
    Auxilium Deī Dominī nostrī petō.I am seeking the help of the Lord our God.
    Altiōra petō.I seek higher things.
** c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de Bello Gallico 7.14:necessario dispersos hostes ex aedificiis peterethe enemy necessarily dispersed, ought to look for it in the houses
** 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 4.381:Ī, sequere Ītaliam ventīs, pete rēgna per undās.Go, pursue Italy upon the winds, seek [your] realm across the waves.
* to beg, beseech, implore
** to beg of/from someone (ab + ablative) for something (+ accusative or a clause with ut or ne)
* to attack, to assail, to thrust at
    Petere aliquem hastā.To attack someone with a spear.
* to aim at (with the person attacked in the accusative and the weapon/projectile in the ablative)
* (Ecclesiastical Latin) to missionize or proselytize among the people of a place
** Bede, Chronica Minor:
    Petrus Rōmam Mārcus Alexandriam petit.Peter proselytizes in Rome, Mark in Alexandria.

#### Conjugation

$^1$At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

#### Synonyms

* (demand, beg): flagito, efflagito, quaesō, rogō, ērogō, expeto, repeto, exigo, precor, rogitō, exposcō, exōrō, requīrō
* (seek): requīrō, affectō, cupiō, quaerō, indigeō, circumspiciō, studeō concupiō, expetō, spectō, voveō, appetō, aveō, sitiō, intendō, tendō
* (assail): invādō, oppugnō, incurrō, impetō, incessō, aggredior, īnstō, excurrō, concurrō, occurrō, inruō, accēdō, intrō, incēdō, incidō, irrumpō, adorior, adeō, opprimō, accurrō, appetō, arripiō, assiliō, invehō, lacessō

#### Antonyms

* (antonym(s) of “seek”): āversor, abhorreō
* (antonym(s) of “assail”): repugnō, resistō, adversor, obversor, obstō, sistō

#### Derived terms

* appetō
* competō
* expetō
* hērēdipeta
* impetō
* lucripeta
* perpetuus
* petessō
* petītiō
* petulāns
* petulcus
* praepes
* repetō
* suppetō

#### Descendants

* Sardinian: pètere
* → Old French: peter
Reflexes of an assumed variant *petīre:
* Balkan Romance:
** Romanian: peți
* Italo-Romance:
** ⇒ Italian: pezzire
* Insular Romance:
** Sardinian: pedire, petire
* Gallo-Romance:
** Old Catalan: pedir
** Old Occitan: pedir
* Ibero-Romance:
** Asturian: pidir
** Galician: pedir
** Portuguese: pedir, pidir (obsolete)
** Spanish: pedir
* Borrowings:
** → Proto-Brythonic: [Term?]
*** Breton: pedi, pidi
*** Cornish: pesy
*** Welsh: pedi

### References

* Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “pĕtĕre”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 8: Patavia–Pix, page 312
* ↑ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “petō, -ere”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 463-4

### Further reading

* “peto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* “peto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
* Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co. to go to a plac: petere locum to apply to a person for advice: consilium petere ab aliquo to borrow instances from history: exempla petere, repetere a rerum gestarum memoria or historiarum (annalium, rerum gestarum) monumentis to quote Socrates as a model of virtue: a Socrate exemplum virtutis petere, repetere to derive an argument from a thing: argumentum ducere, sumere ex aliqua re or petere ab aliqua re to ask for an oracular response: oraculum petere (ab aliquo) to ask a hearing, audience, interview: aditum conveniendi or colloquium petere to use some one's unpopularity as a means of making oneself popular: ex invidia alicuius auram popularem petere (Liv. 22. 26) to seek office: petere magistratum, honores to exact a penalty from some one: poenam petere, repetere ab aliquo to give furlough, leave of absence to soldiers: commeatum militibus dare (opp. petere) to beg for mercy from the conqueror: salutem petere a victore to seek safety in flight: fuga salutem petere

## Pali
### Alternative forms

* 𑀧𑁂𑀢𑁄 (Brahmi script)
* पेतो (Devanagari script)
* পেতো (Bengali script)
* පෙතො (Sinhalese script)
* ပေတော or ပေတေႃ (Burmese script)
* เปโต (Thai script)
* ᨷᩮᨲᩮᩣ or ᨸᩮᨲᩮᩣ (Tai Tham script)
* ເປໂຕ (Lao script)
* បេតោ (Khmer script)
* 𑄛𑄬𑄖𑄮 (Chakma script)

### Noun

peto
* nominative singular of peta (“ghost”)

## Serbo-Croatian
### Noun

peto (Cyrillic spelling пето)
* vocative singular of peta

## Slovene
### Noun

peto
* accusative/instrumental singular of peta

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpeto/ [ˈpe.t̪o]
* Rhymes: -eto
* Syllabification: pe‧to

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian petto (“chest, breast”), from Latin pectus (whence also Spanish pecho).

#### Noun

peto m (plural petos)
* overalls (US, Canada, Australia), dungarees (UK) (loose fitting pair of pants with supporting cross-straps and a panel of material in the chest (called a bib), often associated with farm work)
* breastplate
    Synonym: pechera
* shirtfront
    Synonym: pechera
* (sports) chest protector, chestguard, chestpad
    Synonyms: peto protector, pectoral
* (sports) bib, pinny (a colourful polyester or plastic vest worn over one's clothes, usually to mark one's team during group activities)
* (zoology) plastron
    Synonym: plastrón
* (historical) plastron
* (Colombia) a soup or beverage made from boiled corn
    Synonym: mazamorra

##### Derived terms

* petirrojo

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

peto
* first-person singular present indicative of petar

### Further reading

* “peto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10