Where does “expurgaturus” come from?
expurgaturus (Latin) comes from Latin expurgo, from Latin pūrgō, from Latin -igo, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
expurgaturus (Latin): about to purge, cleanse, purify, expurgate
Definitions
- about to purge, cleanse, purify, expurgate
Ancestry of “expurgaturus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | expurgo | I purge, cleanse, purify; expurgate; I exculpate,... |
| 2 | Latin | pūrgō | to clean, cleanse, clear, purge, purify |
| 3 | Latin | -igo | Enlargement of -ō; Suffixed to nouns and to... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |