Etymology

-petal

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Latin petō, petere
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  1. Latin · derived frompetō, petere“seek, aim”
  2. English today-petal

Formed from the stem of Latin petō, petere (“seek, aim”), with the suffix -al, from Latin -alis.

Words from the same roots

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