Where does “pureza” come from?

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

pureza (Portuguese): purity; cleanliness; innocence

Definitions

  1. purity; cleanliness; innocence

Ancestry of “pureza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpūritia—
2Latinpūrusclear, limpid
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH- →Every word from Latin pūrus →Every word from Latin pūritia →