Where does “putzu” come from?

putzu (Basque) comes from Spanish pozo, from Old Spanish poço, from Latin puteus, from Latin -al — noun-forming suffix.

putzu (Basque): well hole sunk into the ground as a source of water

Definitions

  1. well hole sunk into the ground as a source of water

Ancestry of “putzu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpozowell
2Old Spanishpoçowell (hole in the ground as a source of water or other fluids)
3Latinputeuspit, dungeon; well; cistern
4Latin-alnoun-forming suffix
Every word from Latin -al