Where does “putatif” come from?

putatif (Middle French) comes from Latin putātīvus, from Latin putātus, from Latin putō, from Latin putus, from Proto-Indo-European puHtós, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.

Ancestry of “putatif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinputātīvus
2Latinputātuspruned
3Latinputōto clean, cleanse
4Latinputuspure; a boy
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpuHtóspure, clean
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure

Words derived from “putatif

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European puHtósEvery word from Latin putus