Where does “dépurer” come from?

dépurer (French) comes from Medieval Latin depurare, from Latin pūrus, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.

dépurer (French): to purify

Definitions

  1. to purify

Ancestry of “dépurer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latindepurarepresent active infinitive of dēpūrō;...
2Latinpūrusclear, limpid
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure

Words derived from “dépurer

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH-Every word from Latin pūrusEvery word from Medieval Latin depurare