Where does “putanã” come from?
putanã (Aromanian) comes from Greek πουτάνα, from Italian puttana, from Old French putain, from Vulgar Latin putta, from Latin puta, from Latin puto, from Latin putus, from Proto-Indo-European puHtós — to be clean, pure.
putanã (Aromanian): prostitute
Definitions
- prostitute
Ancestry of “putanã”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | πουτάνα | whore, hooker; whore, bitch, slut, trollop |
| 2 | Italian | puttana | whore, slut, hooker, harlot, tart; bitch;... |
| 3 | Old French | putain | whore, prostitute, bitch |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | putta | prostitute |
| 5 | Latin | puta | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 6 | Latin | puto | I clean, cleanse; I trim, prune, lop; I arrange,... |
| 7 | Latin | putus | pure; a boy |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | puHtós | pure, clean |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pewH- | to be clean, pure |