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The root is pet-. The verb 'peto, petere' means 'to make for, go to'; 'to attack, assail'; 'to strive after, seek, endeavor to obtain'; 'to ask for, beg, beseech, entreat, request'; 'to derive, fetch'. Derivatives of the verb include 'petitio', as 'an attack, blow, thrust'; 'petitor', as 'one who strives after, a seeker'; 'petiturio, petiturire', as 'to desire to become a candidate'; and 'petitus', as 'an inclining towards'.

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