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Where does “depurate” come from?

depurate (English) comes from Latin depuratus, from Latin depurare, from Latin depuro, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.

depurate (English): To remove impurities from; to purify; To make...

Definitions

  1. To remove impurities from; to purify; To make...

Ancestry of “depurate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindepuratus—
2Latindepurarepresent active infinitive of dēpūrō;...
3LatindepuroI purify, cleanse
4Latindē-—
5Latindē—
6Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
7Latinposteablative singular of postis
8Proto-Italicposti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “depurate”

  • depurator
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