Where does “puzzi” come from?
puzzi (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.
puzzi (Italian): plural of puzzo; second-person singular present...
Definitions
- plural of puzzo; second-person singular present...
Ancestry of “puzzi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |