Where does “puro” come from?
puro (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese puro, from Latin pūrus, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.
puro (Galician): pure; unadulterated; cigar
Definitions
- pure; unadulterated; cigar
Ancestry of “puro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | puro | — |
| 2 | Latin | pūrus | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pewH- | to be clean, pure |
Words derived from “puro”