Where does “purga” come from?

purga (Italian) comes from Italian purgare, from Latin purgāre.

purga (Italian): purgative, purge, laxative; inflection of...

Definitions

  1. purgative, purge, laxative; inflection of...

Ancestry of “purga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpurgareto purge; to purify
2Latinpurgāre—
Every word from Latin purgāre →Every word from Italian purgare →
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