myEtymology.com: English etymology of purposeful

Etymology of the English word purposeful

the English word purposeful

derived from the English word purpose

derived from the Old French word porpos

derived from the Old French word porposer

derived from the Anglo-Norman word purpos

derived from the Anglo-Norman word purposer

using the Anglo-Norman prefix pur-

derived from the Anglo-Norman word poser

using the English suffix -ful