Where does “puer” come from?
Puer comes from French puer, from Old French puir, from Vulgar Latin putire, from Latin putio, ultimately from Latin puer meaning boy.
puer (English): Dung used in tanning, after applying lime, to...
Definitions
- Dung used in tanning, after applying lime, to...
Ancestry of “puer”, step by step
puer traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French puer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | puer | to stink, to smell |
| 2 | Old French | puir | to smell (bad); to stink |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | putire | present active infinitive of *putiō |
| 4 | Latin | pūteō | to stink, be rotten, putrid |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pūtos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | puHtós | pure, clean |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pewH- | to be clean, pure |
via Latin puer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | puer | a child; chit; a boy, lad; a male servant or... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | *puweros | — |
via Chinese Mandarin 普洱
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese Mandarin | 普洱 | — |