Where does “purée” come from?

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

purée (Polish): puree

Definitions

  1. puree

Ancestry of “purée”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpuréepuree; feminine singular of the past participle...
2Middle Frenchpuree—
3Old Frenchpuree—
4Frenchpurerto make pure
5Old Frenchpurerto purify
6Latinpurare—
7Latinpūrusclear, limpid
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH- →Every word from Latin pūrus →Every word from Latin purare →