Putto etymology

Italian

Italian word putto comes from Latin puer

Etymology of putto

Detailed word origin of putto

Dictionary entry Language Definition
puer Latin (lat) A bachelor. A boy; lad. A child; chit. A male servant or page; slave. Boyhood (ex: in puero, "in his boyhood" or "as a boy").
putto Italian (it) (in art) putto, cupid. (rare) child.