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Where does “prurient” come from?

Prurient comes from Latin pruriens, the present participle of prurio, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European prews-.

prurient (English): Uneasy with desire; itching; especially, having a...

Definitions

  1. Uneasy with desire; itching; especially, having a...

Ancestry of “prurient”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprūriēns—
2Latinprūriō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanprews-to freeze; frost

Words derived from “prurient”

  • pruriently
  • nonprurient
  • unprurient
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