Where does “putè” come from?

putè (Neapolitan) comes from Vulgar Latin potere, from Latin possum, from Proto-Italic *possom.

putè (Neapolitan): to be able to; to be allowed

Definitions

  1. to be able to; to be allowed

Ancestry of “putè”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinpotereto be able; second-person singular present...
2LatinpossumI am able, I can, I may
3Proto-Italic*possom—
Every word from Proto-Italic *possom →Every word from Latin possum →Every word from Vulgar Latin potere →