Where does “πουτανιάρης” come from?
πουτανιάρης (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.
πουτανιάρης (Greek): A man who frequents brothels, a whoremaster; A...
Definitions
- A man who frequents brothels, a whoremaster; A...
Ancestry of “πουτανιάρης”, 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 |