Where does “purlieu” come from?
purlieu (English) comes from Middle English purlewe, from Old French porale, from Old French poraler, from Old French por, from Late Latin pōr, from Latin prō, from Latin ratus, from Latin rēōr — to fit, to fix, to put together.
purlieu (English): The ground on the edges of a forest, especially...
Definitions
- The ground on the edges of a forest, especially...
Ancestry of “purlieu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | purlewe | piece of land on the edge of a forest |
| 2 | Old French | porale | — |
| 3 | Old French | poraler | to go through; to traverse |
| 4 | Old French | por | for |
| 5 | Late Latin | pōr | — |
| 6 | Latin | prō | for |
| 7 | Latin | ratus | considered, having been considered; established,... |
| 8 | Latin | rēōr | to reckon, calculate |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | rēōr | to reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |