Where does “neppure” come from?
neppure (Italian) comes from Italian né, from Italian purè, from French purée, from Middle French puree, from Old French puree, from French purer, from Old French purer, from Latin purare — to be clean, pure.
neppure (Italian): not even
Definitions
- not even
Ancestry of “neppure”, step by step
neppure traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian né
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | né | nor; neither...nor; either...or |
| 2 | Italian | purè | puree, purée; mashed potatoes |
| 3 | French | purée | puree; feminine singular of the past participle... |
| 4 | Middle French | puree | — |
| 5 | Old French | puree | — |
| 6 | French | purer | to make pure |
| 7 | Old French | purer | to purify |
| 8 | Latin | purare | — |
| 9 | Latin | pūrus | clear, limpid |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pewH- | to be clean, pure |