Where does “puzzo” come from?

puzzo (Italian) comes 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.

puzzo (Italian): smell, stink, stench; hint, suspicion, inkling;...

Definitions

  1. smell, stink, stench; hint, suspicion, inkling;...

Ancestry of “puzzo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinputium—
2Latinpūteōto stink, be rotten, putrid
3Proto-Italicpūtos—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpuHtóspure, clean
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure

Words derived from “puzzo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European puHtós →Every word from Proto-Italic pūtos →