Where does “pui” come from?

pui (Old French) comes from Latin puteus, from Latin -al — noun-forming suffix.

pui (Old French): well

Definitions

  1. well

Ancestry of “pui”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinputeuspit, dungeon; well; cistern
2Latin-alnoun-forming suffix
Every word from Latin -al →Every word from Latin puteus →