Where does “put-in” come from?

put-in (English) comes from English put in, 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 — to be clean, pure.

put-in (English): restarting play by rolling or throwing the ball...

Definitions

  1. restarting play by rolling or throwing the ball...

Ancestry of “put-in”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishput inTo place inside; To apply, request, or submit; To...
2EnglishputTo place something somewhere; To bring or set...
3Old Frenchputenominative singular of putain; dirty woman; whore
4Vulgar Latinputtaprostitute
5Latinputasecond-person singular present active imperative...
6LatinputoI clean, cleanse; I trim, prune, lop; I arrange,...
7Latinputuspure; a boy
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanpuHtóspure, clean
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European puHtósEvery word from Latin putus