Where does “pur” come from?
pur (Catalan) comes from Old Catalan pur, from Latin pūrus, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.
pur (Catalan): pure; not contaminated; innocent
Definitions
- pure; not contaminated; innocent
Ancestry of “pur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Catalan | pur | — |
| 2 | Latin | pūrus | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pewH- | to be clean, pure |