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Where does β€œπ€πŒ°πŒΏπ‚π€πŒΏπ‚πŒ°β€ come from?

π€πŒ°πŒΏπ‚π€πŒΏπ‚πŒ° (Gothic) comes from Latin purpura, from Ancient Greek πορφύρα, from Ancient Greek πορφύρω, from Proto-Indo-European bΚ°rewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bΚ°er- β€” to bear, carry.

π€πŒ°πŒΏπ‚π€πŒΏπ‚πŒ° (Gothic): purple

Definitions

  1. purple

Ancestry of β€œπ€πŒ°πŒΏπ‚π€πŒΏπ‚πŒ°β€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpurpurathe purple-fish, a species of shellfish or...
2Ancient Greekπορφύραpurple-fish; a purple dye obtained from it;...
3Ancient Greekπορφύρωto surge up; to redden
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbΚ°rewh₁-to boil; to brew
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbΚ°er-to bear, carry

Words derived from β€œπ€πŒ°πŒΏπ‚π€πŒΏπ‚πŒ°β€

  • π€πŒ°πŒΏπ‚π€πŒΏπ‚π‰πŒΈπƒ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bΚ°er- β†’