-petal

suffix

travelling towards

OriginLatin petō, petere →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. travelling towards

Origin

  1. Latinpetō, petere“seek, aim”
  2. English-petal

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

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APA

-petal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-petal

MLA

“-petal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-petal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-petal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-petal.

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