Where does “putium” come from?

putium (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin pūteō, from Proto-Italic pūtos, from Proto-Indo-European puHtós, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.

Ancestry of “putium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpūteōto stink, be rotten, putrid
2Proto-Italicpūtos—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpuHtóspure, clean
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure

Words derived from “putium”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European puHtós →Every word from Proto-Italic pūtos →