Where does “putto” come from?

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

putto (French): putto

Definitions

  1. putto

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