myEtymology.com: Italian etymology of putrefazione

Etymology of the Italian word putrefazione

the Italian word putrefazione

derived from the Latin word putrefactio (rotting)

derived from the Late Latin word putrefactus

derived from the Latin word putrefacere (cause to rot, decay, crumble)

derived from the Latin word puter (rotten, decaying; stinking)

derived from the Latin word facere (to make; act, take action, be active; compose, write; classify; do, make; create; make, build, construct; produce; produce by growth; bring forth)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dhē-

derived from the Latin word putris (rotten, decaying; stinking)

derived from the Latin word pus (pus; foul, corrupt matter)

Cognates

French putréfaction, Spanish putrefaccion