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Where does “puritanisme” come from?

puritanisme (French) comes from English Puritanism, from English Puritan, from English purity, from English pure, from Middle English pure, from Old French pur, from Old French autre, from Old French vie — to live.

puritanisme (French): Puritanism; puritanism

Definitions

  1. Puritanism; puritanism

Ancestry of “puritanisme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPuritanismThe beliefs and practices of the Puritans
2EnglishPuritanA member of a particular Protestant religious...
3EnglishpurityThe state or degree of being pure
4EnglishpureFree of flaws or imperfections; unsullied; Free...
5Middle Englishpurepure, unadulterated, undiluted, untarnished;...
6Old Frenchpurpure; Alternative form of por
7Old FrenchautreAlternative form of altre; other
8Old Frenchvielife
9Old Frenchviḍe—
10Latinvitamaccusative singular of vīta
11Latinvīta—
12Latinvīvō—
13Proto-Italicgʷīwōlive, be alive
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
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