LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verb

putricāre

*putricāre

Meaning

  1. Proto Romancereconstructionrot, decay

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -āre Latin *putricāre From *putricus + -āre. Compare *muccicāre.

Gallo-Romance
  • Occitanpurigiéfrom Old Occitan poyrigar
Insular Romance
  • Campidanesepurdiai
  • Logudoresepudrigare
  • Logudoreseispudriare

Quick answers

What does putricāre mean in Latin?
putricāre, a verb, means “rot, decay”.