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Etymology of the French word pur
the Old French word
pur
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 French
épurer
,
puriste
,
purement
,
apurer
,
pur-sang
Derivations in other languages
English
pure
Cognates
Dutch
puur
, English
pure
, German
pur
, Italian
puro
, Latin
purus
, Norwegian
pur
, Spanish
puro
, Swedish
pur
Usage
Word found in Old French
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