Where does “caudoputamen” come from?

caudoputamen (English) comes from English putamen, from Latin putamen, from Latin putō, from Latin putus, from Proto-Indo-European puHtós, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.

caudoputamen (English): The corpus striatum in rodents

Definitions

  1. The corpus striatum in rodents

Ancestry of “caudoputamen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishputamenA round structure located at the base of the...
2Latinputamencutting, clipping; shell, peel
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 →