Where does “putens” come from?

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

putens (Latin): Rotting

Definitions

  1. Rotting

Ancestry of “putens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpūteōto stink, be rotten, putrid
2Proto-Italicpūtos—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpuHtóspure, clean
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European puHtós →Every word from Proto-Italic pūtos →