Where does “purisme” come from?

purisme (Catalan) comes from Catalan pur, from Old Catalan pur, from Latin pūrus, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.

purisme (Catalan): purism

Definitions

  1. purism

Ancestry of “purisme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanpurpure; not contaminated; innocent
2Old Catalanpur—
3Latinpūrusclear, limpid
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH- →Every word from Latin pūrus →Every word from Old Catalan pur →