Etymograph

English

putredinous

Putredinous comes from Latin putredo ‘rottenness’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEputredo1‘rottenness’
  2. Englishtodayputredinous1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English putredinous

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEputredoWiktionary, English putredinous‘rottenness’
  2. EnglishtodayputredinousWiktionary, English putredinous

Every English word from Latin putredo

Today it means

adj Resulting from putrefaction, or partaking in the putrefactive process

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “putredinous”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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