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Where does “putide” come from?

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

putide (Latin): disgustingly, disagreeably, offensively; with...

Definitions

  1. disgustingly, disagreeably, offensively; with...

Ancestry of “putide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpūtidus—
2Latinpūteō—
3Proto-Italicpūtos—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpuHtóspure, clean
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure
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