Where does “put in” come from?
put in (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.
put in (English): To place inside; To apply, request, or submit; To...
Definitions
- To place inside; To apply, request, or submit; To...
Ancestry of “put in”, step by step
put in traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English put
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | put | To place something somewhere; To bring or set... |
| 2 | Old French | pute | nominative singular of putain; dirty woman; whore |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | putta | prostitute |
| 4 | Latin | puta | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 5 | Latin | puto | I clean, cleanse; I trim, prune, lop; I arrange,... |
| 6 | Latin | putus | pure; a boy |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | puHtós | pure, clean |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pewH- | to be clean, pure |