Where does “purgation” come from?
Purgation comes from Middle English purgacion, from Old French purgacion, from Latin purgātio, derived from Latin purgāre meaning to cleanse, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- meaning to drive or act.
purgation (English): The process or act of purging, such as by the use...
Definitions
- The process or act of purging, such as by the use...
Ancestry of “purgation”, step by step
purgation traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English purge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | purge | An act of purging; An evacuation of the bowels or... |
| 2 | Middle English | purgen | To cleanse or purify; to remove impurities |
| 3 | Old French | purgier | to purge |
| 4 | Latin | pūrgō | to clean, cleanse, clear, purge, purify |
| 5 | Latin | -igo | Enlargement of -ō; Suffixed to nouns and to... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
via Middle English purgacioun
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | purgacioun | A cleansing or purification |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | purgacion | — |
| 3 | Latin | purgatio | purification, cleansing, purging |