Where does “putamen” come from?

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

putamen (Latin): cutting, clipping; shell, peel

Definitions

  1. cutting, clipping; shell, peel

Ancestry of “putamen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinputōto clean, cleanse
2Latinputuspure; a boy
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpuHtóspure, clean
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure

Words derived from “putamen”

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