Etymology of the English word purblind
the English word
purblindderived from the English word
purederived from the Old French word
purderived from the Latin word
purus (chaste, unpolluted by sex; plain; clear, limpid, free of mist; pure, clean, unsoiled)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*peuÉ™-derived from the English word
blindderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhel-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*blindazDate
The earliest known usage of purblind in English dates from the 13th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
