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