Etymology of the Latin word purificare
the Late Latin word
purificare (purify, make ceremonially, ritually pure)
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-using the Late Latin suffix
-ficarederived from the Latin word
facere (to make; act, take action, be active; compose, write; classify; do, make; create; make, build, construct; produce; produce by growth; bring forth)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhē-Derivations in Latin
purificans,
purificatio,
purificatorius,
purificativus,
purificatoriumDerivations in other languages
French
purifier, Italian
purificare, Portuguese
purificar, Spanish
purificarUsage
Word found in Late Latin
