Where does “pūteō” come from?

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

pūteō (Latin): to stink, be rotten, putrid

Definitions

  1. to stink, be rotten, putrid

Ancestry of “pūteō”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pūteō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European puHtós →Every word from Proto-Italic pūtos →