Latin

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Etymology

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From puter (rotten, decaying) +‎ -eō, from Proto-Indo-European *puH-; compare Sanskrit पूयति (pūyati, stinks, rots), Ancient Greek πῦον (pûon, discharge from a sore), πύθειν (púthein, to rot), Gothic 𐍆𐌿𐌻𐍃 (fuls, foul), Old English fūl (foul).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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putreō (present infinitive putrēre, perfect active putruī); second conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

  1. (pre-Classical) to be rotten, decaying, putrid
  2. (pre-Classical) to be festering

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Vulgar Latin: *putrīre (see there for further descendants)

References

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  • putreo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • putreo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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