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Etymology of the English word purebred

the English word purebred
derived from the English word pure
derived from the Old French word pur
derived 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 bred
derived from the English word breed
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bhreu-
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bhreu-

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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