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Where does “puro” come from?
puro (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin pūrus, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.
Ancestry of “puro”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
pūrus
clear, limpid
2
Proto-Indo-European
pewH-
to be clean, pure
Words derived from “puro”
puro
puro
purista
puramente
purista
puro-sangue
puríssimo
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