Where does “purchacer” come from?
purchacer (Old French) 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.
purchacer (Old French): Alternative form of porchacier; to obtain; to...
Definitions
- Alternative form of porchacier; to obtain; to...
Ancestry of “purchacer”, step by step
purchacer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French pur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | life |
| 7 | Latin | vīvō | to live |
| 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 |
via Old French chacer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | chacer | Alternative form of chacier |