Where does “putō” come from?

putō (Latin) comes from Latin putus, from Proto-Indo-European puHtós, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.

putō (Latin): to clean, cleanse

Definitions

  1. to clean, cleanse

Ancestry of “putō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinputuspure; a boy
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanpuHtóspure, clean
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure

Words derived from “putō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European puHtós →Every word from Latin putus →
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