putus
Pronunciation: [ˈpʊ.tʊs]
“putus” is a Latin word. Its 3 meanings in English:
adjective
noun
Etymology
Uncertain. Potentially from earlier *ph₁u-tós or *ph₂u-tós, alternatively from *puHtós if pretonic shortening ("Dybo's law") affected words of this shape (however, Schrijver argues that such shortening in Latin was likely restricted to cases where a liquid followed the vowel, citing invītus as counterevidence). Zair doubts that Schrijver is correct to distinguish between outcomes of…
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