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Where does “purifier” come from?

purifier (French) comes from Latin pūrificāre, from Latin pūrus, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.

purifier (French): to purify; to cleanse

Definitions

  1. to purify; to cleanse

Ancestry of “purifier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpūrificāre—
2Latinpūrus—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure

Words derived from “purifier”

  • purifica
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