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LATIN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

puteo.

to stink, be rotten, putrid

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈpuː.te.oː]Classical-Latin[ˈpuː.te.o]
  1. to stink, be rotten, putrid

    conjugation-2 · no-perfect
Where this word comes from

According to De Vaan, perhaps based on a perfect past participle *pūtos, from Proto-Indo-European *puH-. Cognate with English foul.

noun[ˈpuː.te.oː]Classical-Latin[ˈpuː.te.o]
  1. dative/ablative singular of puteus

    ablative · dative · form-of · singular
Where this word comes from

According to De Vaan, perhaps based on a perfect past participle *pūtos, from Proto-Indo-European *puH-. Cognate with English foul.

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