Where does “sputtanamento” come from?
sputtanamento (Italian) comes from Italian sputtanare, from Italian puttana, from Old French putain, from Vulgar Latin putta, from Latin puta, from Latin puto, from Latin putus, from Proto-Indo-European puHtós — to be clean, pure.
sputtanamento (Italian): badmouthing
Definitions
- badmouthing
Ancestry of “sputtanamento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | sputtanare | To run down, slag off or badmouth someone; To... |
| 2 | Italian | puttana | whore, slut, hooker, harlot, tart; bitch;... |
| 3 | Old French | putain | whore, prostitute, bitch |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | putta | prostitute |
| 5 | Latin | puta | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 6 | Latin | puto | I clean, cleanse; I trim, prune, lop; I arrange,... |
| 7 | Latin | putus | pure; a boy |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | puHtós | pure, clean |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pewH- | to be clean, pure |