Where does “putesco” come from?

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

putesco (Latin): to rot, decay, putrefy

Definitions

  1. to rot, decay, putrefy

Ancestry of “putesco”, 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 →