English
putrescible
Putrescible comes from Latin putrēscō ‘to rot’, from putreō ‘to be rotten or putrid’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *puH-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*puH-‘rotten, foul’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEputer‘rotten, crumbling’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEputreō‘to be rotten or putrid’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEputrēscōas putrescere‘to rot’
- Englishearliest quotation 1911putrescible
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*puH-‘rotten, foul’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEputer‘rotten, crumbling’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEputreō‘to be rotten or putrid’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEputrēscōas putrescere‘to rot’
- Englishearliest quotation 1911putrescible
Earliest quotation: 1911, Dry Rot: “The burying of wood in water, which dissolves out…”
Formed from -ible
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *puH- ‘rotten, foul’
file, foul, filth, pus, 12 more
through Latin putreō ‘to be rotten or putrid’
Today it means
adj Decomposable; capable of becoming putrescent; rottable.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *puH- / putrescible