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Where does “putendus” come from?

putendus (Latin) comes from Latin pūteō, from Proto-Italic pūtos, from Proto-Indo-European puHtós, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.

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Ancestry of “putendus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpūteō—
2Proto-Italicpūtos—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpuHtóspure, clean
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure
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