Where does “putrescently” come from?
putrescently (English) comes from English putrescent, from Latin pūtrēscēns, from Latin pūtrēscō, from Latin pūtreō, from Latin -eō, from Proto-Italic -ēō, from Proto-Italic -ējō, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
putrescently (English): In a putrescent manner
Definitions
- In a putrescent manner
Ancestry of “putrescently”, step by step
putrescently traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English putrescent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | putrescent | Becoming putrid; putrefying |
| 2 | Latin | pūtrēscēns | putrefying, rotting |
| 3 | Latin | pūtrēscō | to putrefy, rot |
| 4 | Latin | pūtreō | to be rotten, decaying, putrid |
| 5 | Latin | -eō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ēō | Forms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ējō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₁yeti | Thematicization of the athematic stative verbal... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |