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

  1. pure; unadulterated; cigar

Ancestry of “puro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesepuro—
2Latinpūrusclear, limpid
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure

Words derived from “puro”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH- →Every word from Latin pūrus →Every word from Old Portuguese puro →