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Where does “ultrapurism” come from?

ultrapurism (English) comes from English purism, from French purisme, from French pur, from Middle French pur, from Old French pur, from Old French autre, from Old French vie, from Old French viḍe — to live.

ultrapurism (English): An extreme form of purism

Definitions

  1. An extreme form of purism

Ancestry of “ultrapurism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpurismAn insistence on pure or unmixed forms; An...
2Frenchpurismepurism
3Frenchpurpure
4Middle Frenchpur—
5Old Frenchpurpure; Alternative form of por
6Old FrenchautreAlternative form of altre; other
7Old Frenchvielife
8Old Frenchviḍe—
9Latinvitamaccusative singular of vīta
10Latinvīta—
11Latinvīvō—
12Proto-Italicgʷīwōlive, be alive
13Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
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