Where does “purgier” come from?

purgier (Old French) comes from Latin pūrgō, from Latin -igo, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

purgier (Old French): to purge

Definitions

  1. to purge

Ancestry of “purgier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpūrgōto clean, cleanse, clear, purge, purify
2Latin-igoEnlargement of -ō; Suffixed to nouns and to...
3Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “purgier”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →