Where does “force-put” come from?

force-put (English) comes from English put, from Old French pute, from Vulgar Latin putta, from Latin puta, from Latin puto, from Latin putus, from Proto-Indo-European puHtós, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.

force-put (English): A situation made unavoidable by the circumstances

Definitions

  1. A situation made unavoidable by the circumstances

Ancestry of “force-put”, step by step

force-put traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English put

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishputTo place something somewhere; To bring or set...
2Old Frenchputenominative singular of putain; dirty woman; whore
3Vulgar Latinputtaprostitute
4Latinputasecond-person singular present active imperative...
5LatinputoI clean, cleanse; I trim, prune, lop; I arrange,...
6Latinputuspure; a boy
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanpuHtóspure, clean
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure

via English Force

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishForceFalls
2Middle Englishforce
3Old Frenchforcestrength; might
4Latinfortianominative neuter plural of fortis; accusative...
5Latinfortisstrong, powerful; firm, resolute, steadfast,...
6Old Latinforctisstrong
7Proto-Italicforktisstrong, robust
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European puHtósEvery word from Latin putus