Where does “purpura” come from?

purpura (Old High German) comes from Latin purpura, from Ancient Greek πορφύρα, from Ancient Greek πορφύρω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

purpura (Old High German): purple; purple cloth or raiment

Definitions

purple; purple cloth or raiment

Ancestry of “purpura”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	purpura	the purple-fish, a species of shellfish or...
2	Ancient Greek	πορφύρα	purple-fish; a purple dye obtained from it;...
3	Ancient Greek	πορφύρω	to surge up; to redden
4	Proto-Indo-European	bʰrewh₁-	to boil; to brew
5	Proto-Indo-European	bʰer-	to bear, carry

Words derived from “purpura”

Purpur
purpur
пу́рпур
пурпур
purpurn
Purpurschnecke
purpurrot
Purpurgrackel
Purpurkrämer
Purpurreiher
пурпурный

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek πορφύρα →