Etymology of the English word purge
the English word
purgederived from the Old French word
purgerderived from the Latin word
purgare (make clean, cleanse; excuse)
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
*peuə-derived from the Old French word
purgierderived from the Latin word
purgare (make clean, cleanse; excuse)
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
*peuə-Date
The earliest known usage of purge in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
purged,
purgingUsage
Word found in Modern English
