Late 16th century. From classical Latin putrefact-, past participial stem of putrefacere to cause to rot or decay from putrēre to be rotten + facere to make.
Definition of putrefact in US English:
putrefact
verbˈpjuːtrɪfakt
rare, archaic
with objectTo make putrid, to putrefy.
Origin
Late 16th century. From classical Latin putrefact-, past participial stem of putrefacere to cause to rot or decay from putrēre to be rotten + facere to make.