Where does “puro” come from?

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

puro (Spanish): pure, clear; alone, mere, just, nothing less...

Definitions

  1. pure, clear; alone, mere, just, nothing less...

Ancestry of “puro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishpuro
2Latinpūrusclear, limpid
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure

Words derived from “puro

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH-Every word from Latin pūrusEvery word from Old Spanish puro