Where does “neo-purism” come from?
neo-purism (English) comes from English purism, from French purisme, from French pur, from Middle French pur, from Old French pur, from Old French autre, from Old French vie, from Old French viḍe — to live.
neo-purism (English): A modern linguistic movement, based on purism,...
Definitions
- A modern linguistic movement, based on purism,...
Ancestry of “neo-purism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | purism | An insistence on pure or unmixed forms; An... |
| 2 | French | purisme | purism |
| 3 | French | pur | pure |
| 4 | Middle French | pur | — |
| 5 | Old French | pur | pure; Alternative form of por |
| 6 | Old French | autre | Alternative form of altre; other |
| 7 | Old French | vie | life |
| 8 | Old French | viḍe | — |
| 9 | Latin | vitam | accusative singular of vīta |
| 10 | Latin | vīta | — |
| 11 | Latin | vīvō | — |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | gʷīwō | live, be alive |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷíh₃weti | to live, to be alive |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |