Where does “unpureness” come from?
unpureness (English) comes from English unpure, from English pure, from Middle English pure, from Old French pur, from Old French autre, from Old French vie, from Old French viḍe, from Latin vitam — to live.
unpureness (English): The state or quality of being unpure; impurity;...
Definitions
- The state or quality of being unpure; impurity;...
Ancestry of “unpureness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | unpure | Not pure |
| 2 | English | pure | Free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied; Free... |
| 3 | Middle English | pure | pure, unadulterated, undiluted, untarnished;... |
| 4 | Old French | pur | pure; Alternative form of por |
| 5 | Old French | autre | Alternative form of altre; other |
| 6 | Old French | vie | life |
| 7 | Old French | viḍe | — |
| 8 | Latin | vitam | accusative singular of vīta |
| 9 | Latin | vīta | — |
| 10 | Latin | vīvō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | gʷīwō | live, be alive |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷíh₃weti | to live, to be alive |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |