Where does “pure” come from?
pure (Middle English) comes from Old French pur, from Old French autre, from Old French vie, from Old French viḍe, from Latin vitam, from Latin vīta, from Latin vīvō, from Proto-Italic gʷīwō — to live.
pure (Middle English): pure, unadulterated, undiluted, untarnished;...
Definitions
- pure, unadulterated, undiluted, untarnished;...
Ancestry of “pure”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | pur | pure; Alternative form of por |
| 2 | Old French | autre | Alternative form of altre; other |
| 3 | Old French | vie | life |
| 4 | Old French | viḍe | — |
| 5 | Latin | vitam | accusative singular of vīta |
| 6 | Latin | vīta | — |
| 7 | Latin | vīvō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | gʷīwō | live, be alive |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷíh₃weti | to live, to be alive |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |
Words derived from “pure”