Etymology of the Latin word purgatorium
the Latin word
purgatorium (purgatory)
derived from the Latin word
purgatoriusderived from the Late Latin word
purgatorderived from the Latin word
purgare (make clean, cleanse; excuse)
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
*peuÉ™-Derivations in other languages
French
purgatoireUsage
Word found in Medieval Latin, Late Latin
