Where does “πουτανίτσα” come from?
πουτανίτσα (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.
πουτανίτσα (Greek): Diminutive of πουτάνα
Definitions
- Diminutive of πουτάνα
Ancestry of “πουτανίτσα”, 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 |