Where does “puro” come from?

puro (English) comes from Spanish puro, from Old Spanish puro, from Latin pūrus, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.

puro (English): A cigar, especially one made with tobacco from a...

Definitions

  1. A cigar, especially one made with tobacco from a...

Ancestry of “puro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpuropure, clear; alone, mere, just, nothing less...
2Old Spanishpuro—
3Latinpūrusclear, limpid
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH- →Every word from Latin pūrus →Every word from Old Spanish puro →