Where does “pur” come from?

pur (Romanian) comes from Latin porrum, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥so- — leek.

pur (Romanian): pure, clean, clear; mere; sand leek

Definitions

  1. pure, clean, clear; mere; sand leek

Ancestry of “pur”, step by step

pur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin porrum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinporrumleek; chives
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥so-leek

via Latin pūrus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpūrusclear, limpid
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure

Words derived from “pur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥so- →Every word from Latin porrum →