puto

Meaning

Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈpʊ.toː]
Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *putos Latin putus? Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin puto Either from putus + -ō, or else from Proto-Indo-European *paw- (“to strike”), which would make it cognate with puteus; see paviō (“to beat, strike”) for more cognates, and note also Proto-Slavic *pȳtàti (“to ask, examine”). For sense development, compare dēcīdō.

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