Where does “putatiu” come from?

putatiu (Catalan) comes from Latin putātīvus, from Latin putātus, from Latin putō, from Latin putus, from Proto-Indo-European puHtós, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.

putatiu (Catalan): putative

Definitions

  1. putative

Ancestry of “putatiu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinputātīvus—
2Latinputātuspruned
3Latinputōto clean, cleanse
4Latinputuspure; a boy
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpuHtóspure, clean
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European puHtós →Every word from Latin putus →