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
Ancestry of “purisme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Catalan | pur | pure; not contaminated; innocent |
| 2 | Old Catalan | pur | — |
| 3 | Latin | pūrus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pewH- | to be clean, pure |