petitio

Meaning

  1. (declension-3) an attack, thrust, blow
  2. (declension-3) a request, petition, beseeching
  3. (declension-3) an applying for office
  4. (declension-3) suit, claim
  5. (declension-3) right of claim

Concepts

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
[pɛˈtiː.ti.oː]
Etymology

From petō (“I assault, attack, demand”) + -tiō. Compare typologically Russian налёт (naljót) akin to лета́ть (letátʹ).

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