putrid

/pˈjuːtɹɪd/PYOO-trid

/pˈjutɹɪd/PYOO-trid

Meaningrotten

Common meaning: rotten and stinking

putrrottenLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1495 · scan
idadjective ending: in a state of

Journey through time

Latinputer (putris)‘rotten’
Frenchputride
Englishputrid‘rotten and stinking’ · today

putr also in: putrefy

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin puter (putris) ‘rotten’.

Roots

puter (putris) Latin “rotten”

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