Etymological root

*peth₂-

Proto-Indo-European

# *peth₂-

**Type:** Etymological root
**Language:** Proto-Indo-European
**Slug:** peth

## Words From This Root
- pass - A success in a test or exam.
- repeat - To do or say something again.
- pen - A thin instrument that holds ink and is used for writing or drawing.
- compete - To take part in a contest, game, or similar event.
- appetite - The desire to eat food.
- pace - The speed at which something happens or moves.
- feather - One of the light, soft structures that cover a bird's body.
- expand - To become larger in size, amount, or extent.
- petition - A formal written request, usually signed by many people, asking an authority to do something.
- competent - Having enough skill, knowledge, or ability to do something well.
- perpetuate - to make something, especially something bad, continue for a long time
- fathomless - too deep to be measured; impossible to comprehend
- incompetent - lacking the skill or ability to do something successfully
- impetus - a driving force or stimulus that makes something happen
- incompetence - lack of the skill or ability to do something successfully

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Words from this root(15)

/pæs/ A success in a test or exam. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ɹɪˈpit/ To do or say something again. Meaning Off Sound Off

/pɛn/ A thin instrument that holds ink and is used for writing or drawing. Meaning Off Sound Off

/kəmˈpiːt/ To take part in a contest, game, or similar event. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈæp.əˌtaɪt/ The desire to eat food. Meaning Off Sound Off

/peɪs/ The speed at which something happens or moves. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈfɛð.ɚ/ One of the light, soft structures that cover a bird's body. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ɪkˈspænd/ To become larger in size, amount, or extent. Meaning Off Sound Off

/pəˈtɪʃ.ən/ A formal written request, usually signed by many people, asking an authority to do something. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈkɒmpətənt/ Having enough skill, knowledge, or ability to do something well. Meaning Off Sound Off

/pɚˈpɛt͡ʃəˌweɪt/ to make something, especially something bad, continue for a long time Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈfæðəmləs/ too deep to be measured; impossible to comprehend Meaning Off Sound Off

incompetent C2+

/ɪnˈkɑmpətənt/ lacking the skill or ability to do something successfully Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈɪmpətəs/ a driving force or stimulus that makes something happen Meaning Off Sound Off

incompetence C2+

/ɪnˈkɑmpətəns/ lack of the skill or ability to do something successfully Meaning Off Sound Off

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