Where does “putid” come from?

putid (English) comes from Latin pūtidus, from Latin pūteō, from Proto-Italic pūtos, from Proto-Indo-European puHtós, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.

putid (English): rotten; fetid; stinking; base; worthless

Definitions

  1. rotten; fetid; stinking; base; worthless

Ancestry of “putid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpūtidusrotten, decaying, spoiled, fetid
2Latinpūteōto stink, be rotten, putrid
3Proto-Italicpūtos—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpuHtóspure, clean
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure

Words derived from “putid”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European puHtós →Every word from Proto-Italic pūtos →