Where does “πουτανίδιο” come from?
πουτανίδιο (Greek) comes from Greek πουτάνα, from Italian puttana, from Old French putain, from Vulgar Latin putta, from Latin puta, from Latin puto, from Latin putus, from Proto-Indo-European puHtós — to be clean, pure.
πουτανίδιο (Greek): little whore, prostitute
Definitions
- little whore, prostitute
Ancestry of “πουτανίδιο”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | πουτάνα | whore, hooker; whore, bitch, slut, trollop |
| 2 | Italian | puttana | whore, slut, hooker, harlot, tart; bitch;... |
| 3 | Old French | putain | whore, prostitute, bitch |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | putta | prostitute |
| 5 | Latin | puta | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 6 | Latin | puto | I clean, cleanse; I trim, prune, lop; I arrange,... |
| 7 | Latin | putus | pure; a boy |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | puHtós | pure, clean |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pewH- | to be clean, pure |