Etymology Explorer › Latin

Where does “purgaturus” come from?

purgaturus (Latin) comes from Latin pūrgō, from Latin -igo, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

purgaturus (Latin): about to purge

Definitions

  1. about to purge

Ancestry of “purgaturus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpūrgō—
2Latin-igoEnlargement of -ō; Suffixed to nouns and to...
3Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “purgaturus”

  • purgatura
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →