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Etymology of the English word puritanism
the English word
puritanism
derived from the English word
Puritan
using the English suffix
-ism
derived from the French suffix
-ism
derived from the Latin suffix
-ismus
derived from the Greek suffix
-ismos
, -ισμός
suffix for verbs ending in "-izein" (cf. Latin "-izare")
derived from the English word
puritan
derived from the Late Latin word
puritas
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-
Derivations in other languages
French
puritanisme
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