Where does “putire” come from?

putire (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin putire, from Latin pūteō, from Proto-Italic pūtos, from Proto-Indo-European puHtós, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.

putire (Italian): to stink; to be disgusting; to arouse suspicion

Definitions

  1. to stink; to be disgusting; to arouse suspicion

Ancestry of “putire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinputirepresent active infinitive of *putiō
2Latinpūteōto stink, be rotten, putrid
3Proto-Italicpūtos—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpuHtóspure, clean
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European puHtós →Every word from Proto-Italic pūtos →