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Q&A What's the semantic field of "putare"?

What SINGLE bigger picture and base meaning relates, bestrides, and underlies all 9 of putare's superficially UNrelated, but multitudinous, meanings below? Oxford Latin Dictionary (2012 2 ed), ...

0 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by PSTH‭  ·  edited 3y ago by PSTH‭

Question etymology Latin
#2: Post edited by user avatar PSTH‭ · 2021-08-11T09:08:59Z (about 3 years ago)
  • What bigger picture and [base meaning](https://english.stackexchange.com/a/24102) relates, bestrides, and overlies all of _putare_'s superficially UNrelated, but multitudinous, meanings below?
  • ![](https://i.imgur.com/uuUSgib.jpg)
  • _Oxford Latin Dictionary_ (2012 2 ed), pp 1679-80.
  • What SINGLE bigger picture and [base meaning](https://english.stackexchange.com/a/24102) relates, bestrides, and underlies all 9 of _putare_'s superficially UNrelated, but multitudinous, meanings below?
  • ![](https://i.imgur.com/uuUSgib.jpg)
  • _Oxford Latin Dictionary_ (2012 2 ed), pp 1679-1680.
#1: Initial revision by user avatar PSTH‭ · 2021-08-11T07:39:02Z (about 3 years ago)
What's the semantic field of "putare"? 
What bigger picture and [base meaning](https://english.stackexchange.com/a/24102) relates, bestrides, and overlies all of _putare_'s  superficially UNrelated, but multitudinous, meanings below?


![](https://i.imgur.com/uuUSgib.jpg)

_Oxford Latin Dictionary_ (2012 2 ed), pp 1679-80.