Where does “putātīvus” come from?

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

Ancestry of “putātīvus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinputātuspruned
2Latinputōto clean, cleanse
3Latinputuspure; a boy
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpuHtóspure, clean
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure

Words derived from “putātīvus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European puHtósEvery word from Latin putus