Where does “unputrid” come from?
unputrid (English) comes from English putrid, from Latin putridus, from Latin pūtreō, from Latin -eō, from Proto-Italic -ēō, from Proto-Italic -ējō, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
unputrid (English): Not putrid
Definitions
- Not putrid
Ancestry of “unputrid”, step by step
unputrid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English putrid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | putrid | Rotting, rotten, being in a state of... |
| 2 | Latin | putridus | rotten, decayed, putrid; withered |
| 3 | Latin | pūtreō | to be rotten, decaying, putrid |
| 4 | Latin | -eō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ēō | Forms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ējō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₁yeti | Thematicization of the athematic stative verbal... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |