Where does “spurge” come from?
spurge (English) comes from Old French espurge, from Old French espurgier, from Latin expurgo, from Latin pūrgō, from Latin -igo, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
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Ancestry of “spurge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | espurge | witness; spurge; sponge |
| 2 | Old French | espurgier | — |
| 3 | Latin | expurgo | I purge, cleanse, purify; expurgate; I exculpate,... |
| 4 | Latin | pūrgō | — |
| 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 |
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