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Where does “putty” come from?

Putty is not directly supported by the given chain, which traces "puttee" and "pot" through Latin roots but contains no etymon for putty itself.

putty (English): A form of cement, made from linseed oil and...

Definitions

  1. A form of cement, made from linseed oil and...

Ancestry of “putty”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpotéepotful; hotpot
2Frenchpotpot, jar, vase, tin, can, carton; cooking pot;...
3EnglishpotA flat-bottomed vessel used for cooking food;...
4Middle EnglishpotA pot; a circular receptacle or vessel; The top...
5Old Frenchpotpot; third-person singular present indicative of...
6Vulgar Latinpottum—
7Frankish*pott—
8Proto-Germanicputtazpot, jar, tub
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbudn-a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of...

Words derived from “putty”

  • puttylike
  • puttier
  • puttyless
  • puttyroot
  • パテ
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