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Where does “épurateur” come from?

épurateur (French) comes from French épurer, from French pur, from Middle French pur, from Old French pur, from Old French autre, from Old French vie, from Old French viḍe, from Latin vitam — to live.

épurateur (French): purifier

Definitions

  1. purifier

Ancestry of “épurateur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchépurerto purify; to expurgate; to get pure, become pure
2Frenchpurpure
3Middle Frenchpur—
4Old Frenchpurpure; Alternative form of por
5Old FrenchautreAlternative form of altre; other
6Old Frenchvielife
7Old Frenchviḍe—
8Latinvitamaccusative singular of vīta
9Latinvīta—
10Latinvīvō—
11Proto-Italicgʷīwōlive, be alive
12Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
13Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
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