Where does “puristis” come from?
puristis (Indonesian) comes from German puristisch, from Dutch purist, from French puriste, from French pur, from Middle French pur, from Old French pur, from Old French autre, from Old French vie — to live.
puristis (Indonesian): purist
Definitions
- purist
Ancestry of “puristis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | puristisch | puristic |
| 2 | Dutch | purist | purist |
| 3 | French | puriste | purist |
| 4 | French | pur | pure |
| 5 | Middle French | pur | — |
| 6 | Old French | pur | pure; Alternative form of por |
| 7 | Old French | autre | Alternative form of altre; other |
| 8 | Old French | vie | life |
| 9 | Old French | viḍe | — |
| 10 | Latin | vitam | accusative singular of vīta |
| 11 | Latin | vīta | life |
| 12 | Latin | vīvō | to live |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | gʷīwō | live, be alive |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷíh₃weti | to live, to be alive |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |