Where does “putain” come from?
putain (Welsh) comes from Old French putain, from Vulgar Latin putta, from Latin puta, from Latin puto, from Latin putus, from Proto-Indo-European puHtós, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.
putain (Welsh): prostitute, harlot, whore
Definitions
- prostitute, harlot, whore
Ancestry of “putain”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | putain | whore, prostitute, bitch |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | putta | prostitute |
| 3 | Latin | puta | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 4 | Latin | puto | I clean, cleanse; I trim, prune, lop; I arrange,... |
| 5 | Latin | putus | pure; a boy |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | puHtós | pure, clean |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pewH- | to be clean, pure |