Where does “purs” come from?

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

purs (Catalan): masculine plural of pur

Definitions

  1. masculine plural of pur

Ancestry of “purs”, 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 pūrusEvery word from Old Catalan pur
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