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Where does “puti” come from?

puti (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Latin puteus, from Latin -al.

puti (Proto-West Germanic): well

Definitions

  1. well

Ancestry of “puti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinputeuspit, dungeon; well; cistern
2Latin-al—

Words derived from “puti”

  • pit
  • cockpit
  • putt
  • pitfall
  • pitter
  • pitman
  • firepit
  • ashpit
  • pithead
  • sawpit
  • pithouse
  • coalpit
  • snowpit
  • pitful
  • chalkpit
  • pitmaster
  • shitpit
  • pitless
  • wheelpit
  • marlpit
  • pitsaw
  • tarpit
  • outputt
  • pittite
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