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putresco.

to putrefy, rot

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[pʊˈtreːs.koː]Classical-Latin[puˈtrɛs.ko]
  1. to putrefy, rot

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *puH-der. Latin puter Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *-ējō Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ēō Latin -eō Latin putreō Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin putrēscō From putreō (“to be rotten or putrid”) + -scō, from Latin puter (“rotten, crumbling”).

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