Where does “purer” come from?

purer (Old French) comes from Latin purare, from Latin pūrus, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.

purer (Old French): to purify

Definitions

  1. to purify

Ancestry of “purer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpurare—
2Latinpūrusclear, limpid
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure

Words derived from “purer”

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