Where does “puzzare” come from?
puzzare (Italian) comes from Italian puzzo, from Vulgar Latin putium, from Latin pūteō, from Proto-Italic pūtos, from Proto-Indo-European puHtós, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.
puzzare (Italian): To smell or stink
Ancestry of “puzzare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | puzzo | smell, stink, stench; hint, suspicion, inkling;... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | putium | — |
| 3 | Latin | pūteō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | pūtos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | puHtós | pure, clean |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pewH- | to be clean, pure |
Words derived from “puzzare”