Where does “poirir” come from?

poirir (Occitan) comes from Vulgar Latin putrire, from Latin pūtreō, from Latin -eō, from Proto-Italic -ēō, from Proto-Italic -ējō, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

poirir (Occitan): to rot

Definitions

  1. to rot

Ancestry of “poirir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinputrirepresent active infinitive of *putriō
2Latinpūtreōto be rotten, decaying, putrid
3Latin-eō
4Proto-Italic-ēōForms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;...
5Proto-Italic-ējō
6Proto-Indo-European-éh₁yetiThematicization of the athematic stative verbal...
7Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Latin -eōEvery word from Latin pūtreō