Where does “putti” come from?

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

putti (Italian): plural of putto

Definitions

  1. plural of putto

Ancestry of “putti”, 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 →
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