Where does “né” come from?
né (Italian) comes from Italian purè, from French purée, from Middle French puree, from Old French puree, from French purer, from Old French purer, from Latin purare, from Latin pūrus — to be clean, pure.
né (Italian): nor; neither...nor; either...or
Definitions
- nor; neither...nor; either...or
Ancestry of “né”, step by step
né traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian purè
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | purè | puree, purée; mashed potatoes |
| 2 | French | purée | puree; feminine singular of the past participle... |
| 3 | Middle French | puree | — |
| 4 | Old French | puree | — |
| 5 | French | purer | to make pure |
| 6 | Old French | purer | to purify |
| 7 | Latin | purare | — |
| 8 | Latin | pūrus | clear, limpid |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pewH- | to be clean, pure |