Etymology of the English word purify
the English word
purifyderived from the Old French word
purifierderived from the Late Latin word
purificare (purify, make ceremonially, ritually pure)
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-using the Late Latin suffix
-ficarederived from the Latin word
facere (to make; act, take action, be active; compose, write; classify; do, make; create; make, build, construct; produce; produce by growth; bring forth)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhē-Date
The earliest known usage of purify in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
purified,
purifyingUsage
Word found in Modern English
