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Where does “puro” come from?

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

puro (Portuguese): pure; pure; flawless; pure; clean

Definitions

  1. pure; pure; flawless; pure; clean

Ancestry of “puro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesepuro—
2Latinpūrus—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure

Words derived from “puro”

  • impuro
  • apurar
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