Etymology of the English word puree
the English word
pureederived from the Hindi word
pureederived from the French word
purerderived from the Latin word
purarederived 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™-Date
The earliest known usage of puree in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
