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Where does “putois” come from?

putois (English) comes from French putois, from French -ois, from Old French -ois, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō — to turn.

putois (English): A brush of polecat's hair for painting ceramics

Definitions

  1. A brush of polecat's hair for painting ceramics

Ancestry of “putois”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchputoispolecat
2French-oisUsed to form adjectives related to a particular...
3Old French-oisused to form nationalities; used to form names of...
4Latin-ensisOf or from
5Latinarvumfield; farm land
6Latincolō—
7Latinquelō—
8Proto-Italickʷelō—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →