Puer etymology

Latin

Latin word puer comes from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w-

Etymology of puer

Detailed word origin of puer

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*peh₂w- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*ph₂weros Proto-Indo-European (ine)
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").

Words with the same origin as puer

Descendants of *peh₂w-

puella puta