Where does “putidness” come from?

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

putidness (English): The quality of being putid

Definitions

  1. The quality of being putid

Ancestry of “putidness”, step by step

putidness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English putid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishputidrotten; fetid; stinking; base; worthless
2Latinpūtidusrotten, decaying, spoiled, fetid
3Latinpūteōto stink, be rotten, putrid
4Proto-Italicpūtos
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpuHtóspure, clean
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure

via English Ness

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNessAn Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa
2Middle Englishnesse
3Old Englishnæsnot, not at all; not; first/third-person singular...
4Proto-Germanicnasjąfoothill; headland; cape
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂snose
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European puHtósEvery word from Proto-Italic pūtos