Where does “purging” come from?
Purging comes from Middle English purgen, from Old French purgier, from Latin purgo meaning "to cleanse," ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- meaning "to drive or lead."
purging (English): present participle of purge; The act or an...
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- present participle of purge; The act or an...
Ancestry of “purging”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | purgynge | Purifying; removal of impurities or extraneous matter |
| 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 |