Etymology

puttee

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Today it means: A strip of cloth wound round the leg, worn for protection or support by hikers, soldiers etc. Full definition →

Hindi पट्टी ← Sanskrit पट्टिका
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puttee · noun1

  1. Sanskrit · derived fromपट्टिका
  2. Hindi · borrowed fromपट्टी“bandage, strip of cloth”
  3. English todayputtee

From Hindi पट्टी (paṭṭī, “bandage, strip of cloth”), from Sanskrit पट्टिका (paṭṭikā) of similar meaning.

puttee · noun2

  1. Proto-Germanic*putōną
  2. Proto-West Germanic*putōn
  3. Old Englishputian
  4. Middle Englishputten
  5. Englishput
  6. English todayputtee

From put + -ee.

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