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puto.

to clean, cleanse

4 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈpʊ.toː]Classical-Latin[ˈpuː.to]
  1. to clean, cleanse

    conjugation-1 · rare
  2. to trim, prune, lop

    conjugation-1
  3. to arrange, settle

    conjugation-1 · figuratively
  4. to value, esteem, deem, regard, consider

    conjugation-1 · figuratively
  5. to judge, suspect, suppose

    conjugation-1 · figuratively
  6. to ponder, consider, think about

    conjugation-1 · figuratively
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin putus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin puto From putus (“clean(?)”) + -ō. The Proto-Indo-European root of putus is uncertain, but its original meaning was likely something like “cut off”. Compare the possible cognate Proto-Slavic *pȳtàti (“to ask, examine”). For sense development, compare dēcīdō.

adj[ˈpʊ.toː]Classical-Latin[ˈpuː.to]
  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of putus

    ablative · dative · form-of · masculine · neuter · singular
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