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Where does “purporten” come from?

purporten (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman purporter, from Old French porter, from Old French -ment, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

Ancestry of “purporten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-NormanpurporterAlternative form of porporter
2Old Frenchporterto carry; to carry a child
3Old French-mentUsed to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent...
4Latin-mentuminstrument, medium, or result of; e.g....
5Latin-mentanominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural...
6Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs

Words derived from “purporten”

  • purported
  • purport
  • purportedly
  • purportless
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