Where does “пурист” come from?

пурист (Russian) comes from Latin pūrus, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.

пурист (Russian): purist

Definitions

  1. purist

Ancestry of “пурист”, step by step

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