Where does “putta” come from?
putta (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin puta, from Latin puto, from Latin putus, from Proto-Indo-European puHtós, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.
putta (Vulgar Latin): prostitute
Ancestry of “putta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | puta | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 2 | Latin | puto | I clean, cleanse; I trim, prune, lop; I arrange,... |
| 3 | Latin | putus | pure; a boy |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | puHtós | pure, clean |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pewH- | to be clean, pure |
Words derived from “putta”