Etymology of the English word puritan
the English word
puritanderived from the Late Latin word
puritasderived 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 puritan in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
puritanismDerivations in other languages
Spanish
puritanoUsage
Word found in Modern English
