Italian word puttana comes from Old Provençal (to 1500) putana, and later Latin puta (Girl , think Suppose, for instance, namely.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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putana | Old Provençal (to 1500) (pro) | |
puta | Latin (lat) | Girl , think Suppose, for instance, namely. |
putain | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | (vulgar) whore, prostitute, bitch. |
puttana | Italian (it) | (derogatory, offensive) bitch. (derogatory, vulgar, _, slang) whore, slut, hooker, harlot, tart (British). Trollop, strumpet, whore, streetwalker. |