Where does “apuro” come from?

apuro (Spanish) comes from Spanish apurar, from Latin pūrus, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.

apuro (Spanish): difficulty, predicament; shortage; urgency, rush,...

Definitions

  1. difficulty, predicament; shortage; urgency, rush,...

Ancestry of “apuro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishapurarto drain, use up completely; to hurry, to rush;...
2Latinpūrusclear, limpid
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH-Every word from Latin pūrusEvery word from Spanish apurar