Where does “pūritās” come from?

pūritās (Latin) comes from Latin pūrus, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.

pūritās (Latin): freedom from pollution, purity

Definitions

  1. freedom from pollution, purity

Ancestry of “pūritās”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpūrusclear, limpid
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure

Words derived from “pūritās”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH- →Every word from Latin pūrus →
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