Where does “putto” come from?

putto (English) comes from Italian putto, from Latin putus, from Proto-Indo-European puHtós, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.

putto (English): A representation, especially in Renaissance or...

Definitions

  1. A representation, especially in Renaissance or...

Ancestry of “putto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianputtoputto, cherub, cupid; child
2Latinputuspure; a boy
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpuHtóspure, clean
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure

Words derived from “putto”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European puHtós →Every word from Latin putus →
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