| 【pete, pet-】 are a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "petere." It carries the basic meaning of "seek," "strive toward," "fall upon," "rush at," and "attack." |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "pete, pet-"]
appetite **[4052] Your appetite is your desire to eat.
compete ****[1819] When one firm or country competes with another, it tries to get people to buy its own goods in preference to those of the other firm or country. You can also say that two firms or countries compete.
competence ***[3092] Competence is the ability to do something well or effectively.
competent **[4040] Someone who is competent is efficient and effective.
competition ****[1363] Competition is a situation in which two or more people or groups are trying to get something which not everyone can have.
competitive ****[1894] Competitive is used to describe situations or activities in which people or firms compete with each other.
competitor ***[2801] A company's competitors are companies who are trying to sell similar goods or services to the same people.
impetus ☆[5309] Something that gives a process impetus or an impetus makes it happen or progress more quickly.
repeat ****[497] If you repeat something, you say or write it again. You can say I repeat to show that you feel strongly about what you are repeating.
repeated **[3896] Repeated actions or events are ones which happen many times.
repeatedly ***[2973] repeated + ly
repetition ☆[4680] If there is a repetition of an event, usually an undesirable event, it happens again.
[WORD ROOT]root pete
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] pete, peat, petit, petus
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) petere
[MEANING]root seek, strive toward, fall upon, rush at, attack
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Latin】 petere to strive, seek, fall upon, rush at, attack; to go to; strive after; ask for, beseech
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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appetite ★★[4052] noun from appetite 〈 pete
【DEFINITION】 Your appetite is your desire to eat.
【pl.】 appetites
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ap(ad); to, toward ⑵ pet(pete); seek, strive toward ⑶ ite; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin appetere》 ad+petere; to long for, desire; strive for, grasp at
【First Known Meaning】 craving for food
compete ★★★★[1819] verb from compete 〈 pete
【DEFINITION】 When one firm or country competes with another, it tries to get people to buy its own goods in preference to those of the other firm or country. You can also say that two firms or countries compete.
【Declension/Conjugation】 competed, competed, competing, competes
【ROOTs】 ⑴ com; together, with, completely ⑵ pete; seek, strive toward
【Etymology】 《Latin competere》 [com+petere] strive in common, strive after something in company with or together
【DERIVATIVEs】 compete, competer, competing, competition, competitive, competitively, competitiveness
competence ★★★[3092] noun from compete 〈 pete
【DEFINITION】 Competence is the ability to do something well or effectively.
【pl.】 competences
【ANTONYM】 incompetence
【COMPOSITION】 compete + ence
【ROOTs】 ⑴ com; together, with, completely ⑵ pet(pete); seek, strive toward ⑶ ence(ance); noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin competere》 [com+petere] strive in common, strive after something in company with or together
【First Known Meaning】 rivalry; adequate supply(obsolete)
【DERIVATIVEs】 competence, competently, competentness, competent
competent ★★[4040] adjective from compete 〈 pete
【DEFINITION】 Someone who is competent is efficient and effective.
【SYNONYM】 capable, professional, useful
【ANTONYM】 incompetent
【COMPOSITION】 compete + ent
【ROOTs】 ⑴ com; together, with, completely ⑵ pet(pete); seek, strive toward ⑶ ent(ant); adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin competere》 [com+petere] strive in common, strive after something in company with or together
【DERIVATIVEs】 competence, competently, competentness, competent
competition ★★★★[1363] noun from compete 〈 pete
【DEFINITION】 Competition is a situation in which two or more people or groups are trying to get something which not everyone can have.
【pl.】 competitions
【ROOTs】 ⑴ com; together, with ⑵ petit(pete); seek, strive toward ⑶ ion; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin competere》 [com+petere] strive in common, strive after something in company with or together
【DERIVATIVEs】 compete, competer, competing, competition, competitive, competitively, competitiveness
competitive ★★★★[1894] adjective from compete 〈 pete
【DEFINITION】 Competitive is used to describe situations or activities in which people or firms compete with each other.
【SYNONYM】 keen
【ANTONYM】 uncompetitive
【ROOTs】 ⑴ com; together, with ⑵ petit(pete); seek, strive toward ⑶ ive; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin competere》 [com+petere] strive in common, strive after something in company with or together
【DERIVATIVEs】 compete, competer, competing, competition, competitive, competitively, competitiveness
competitor ★★★[2801] noun from compete 〈 pete
【DEFINITION】 A company's competitors are companies who are trying to sell similar goods or services to the same people.
【pl.】 competitors
【ROOTs】 ⑴ com; together, with ⑵ petit(pete); seek, strive toward ⑶ or; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin competere》 [com+petere] strive in common, strive after something in company with or together
【First Known Meaning】 one who competes in rivalry (with another), a rival
【DERIVATIVEs】 competitorship, competitor
impetus ☆[5309] noun from impetus 〈 pete
【DEFINITION】 Something that gives a process impetus or an impetus makes it happen or progress more quickly.
【pl.】 impetuses
【SYNONYM】 stimulus
【ROOTs】 ⑴ im(en); in, into ⑵ petus(pete); seek, strive toward
【First Known Meaning】 rapid movement, rush;
repeat ★★★★[497] verb from repeat 〈 pete
【DEFINITION】 If you repeat something, you say or write it again. You can say I repeat to show that you feel strongly about what you are repeating.
【Declension/Conjugation】 repeated, repeated, repeating, repeats
【SYNONYM】 renew
【ROOTs】 ⑴ re; again, behind ⑵ peat(pete); seek, strive toward
【Etymology】 《Latin repetere》 re+petere; do or say again; attack again
【First Known Meaning】 to say what one has already said
【DERIVATIVEs】 repeat, repeatability, repeatable, repetition, repetitional, repetitionary, repetitious, repetitive
repeated ★★[3896] adjective from repeat 〈 pete
【DEFINITION】 Repeated actions or events are ones which happen many times.
【COMPOSITION】 repeat + ed
【ROOTs】 ⑴ re; again, behind ⑵ peat(pete); seek, strive toward ⑶ ed; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin repetere》 re+petere; do or say again; attack again
【DERIVATIVEs】 repeatedly, repeated
repeatedly ★★★[2973] adverb from repeat 〈 pete
【DEFINITION】 repeated + ly
【SYNONYM】 continually
【COMPOSITION】 repeated + ly
【ROOTs】 ⑴ re; again, behind ⑵ peat(pete); seek, strive toward ⑶ ed; adjective suffix ⑷ ly; adverb suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin repetere》 re+petere; do or say again; attack again
【DERIVATIVEs】 repeatedly, repeated
repetition ☆[4680] noun from repeat 〈 pete
【DEFINITION】 If there is a repetition of an event, usually an undesirable event, it happens again.
【pl.】 repetitions
【ROOTs】 ⑴ re; again, behind ⑵ petit(pete); seek, strive toward ⑶ ion; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin repetere》 re+petere; do or say again; attack again
【DERIVATIVEs】 repeat, repeatability, repeatable, repetition, repetitional, repetitionary, repetitious, repetitive
Other words containing "pete, pet-"; appetizing, centripetal, pete, petition, petitionary, petulant, propitiate, repetitive
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
person
peri-, perit-, pert-
pend
pell-, puls-
patr-
pati-, pass-
path
pasta
pass
particip
