Where does “purete” come from?

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

Ancestry of “purete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpūritāsfreedom from pollution, purity
2Latinpūrusclear, limpid
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure

Words derived from “purete

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH-