Where does “puro” come from?

puro (Welsh) comes from Welsh pur, from Middle Welsh pur, from Proto-Brythonic *pʉr, from Latin pūrus, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.

puro (Welsh): to purify, refine

Definitions

  1. to purify, refine

Ancestry of “puro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshpurpure
2Middle Welshpur—
3Proto-Brythonic*pʉr—
4Latinpūrusclear, limpid
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH- →Every word from Latin pūrus →Every word from Proto-Brythonic *pʉr →