Where does “pollūtus” come from?

pollūtus (Latin) comes from Latin polluō, from Latin por-, from Proto-Italic por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

pollūtus (Latin): Soiled, defiled, polluted, stained, fouled; having been soiled, defiled, polluted, stained or fouled

Definitions

  1. Soiled, defiled, polluted, stained, fouled; having been soiled, defiled, polluted, stained or fouled

Ancestry of “pollūtus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpolluōto soil, defile, pollute, stain, foul
2Latinpor-forth, forward, further, onward
3Proto-Italicpor-forth, forward
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “pollūtus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin por- →