Where does “purificar” come from?

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

purificar (Portuguese): to purify, to refine

Definitions

  1. to purify, to refine

Ancestry of “purificar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpūrificāre—
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 pūrificāre →