Where does “пюре” come from?

пюре (Russian) comes from French purée, from Middle French puree, from Old French puree, from French purer, from Old French purer, from Latin purare, from Latin pūrus, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.

пюре (Russian): purée; mashed potato

Definitions

  1. purée; mashed potato

Ancestry of “пюре”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpuréepuree; feminine singular of the past participle...
2Middle Frenchpuree—
3Old Frenchpuree—
4Frenchpurerto make pure
5Old Frenchpurerto purify
6Latinpurare—
7Latinpūrusclear, limpid
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH- →Every word from Latin pūrus →Every word from Latin purare →