Where does “puteindy” come from?
puteindy (Welsh) comes from Welsh putain, 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.
puteindy (Welsh): brothel, whorehouse
Definitions
- brothel, whorehouse
Ancestry of “puteindy”, step by step
puteindy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Welsh putain
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | putain | prostitute, harlot, whore |
| 2 | Old French | putain | whore, prostitute, bitch |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | putta | prostitute |
| 4 | Latin | puta | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 5 | Latin | puto | I clean, cleanse; I trim, prune, lop; I arrange,... |
| 6 | Latin | putus | pure; a boy |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | puHtós | pure, clean |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pewH- | to be clean, pure |