Where does “apuro” come from?

apuro (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese apurar, from Latin pūrus, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.

apuro (Portuguese): plight, difficulty; carefulness in dressing,...

Definitions

  1. plight, difficulty; carefulness in dressing,...

Ancestry of “apuro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseapurarto purify; to collect; to refine
2Latinpūrusclear, limpid
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH- →Every word from Latin pūrus →Every word from Portuguese apurar →