putto

English

/ˈpʊtəʊ/, /ˈpʊtoʊ/

noun
Definitions
  • (art) A representation, especially in Renaissance or Baroque art, of a small, naked, often winged (usually male) child; a cherub.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian putto (boy, putto, child, cupid) derived from Latin putus (boy, young boy, pure) derived from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (few, little, small, smallness, young, offspring) borrowed from Italian putti root from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (few, little, small, smallness, young, offspring).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*peh₂w-

Gloss

few, little, small, smallness, young, offspring

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