myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of puritas

Etymology of the Latin word puritas

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-

English puritan, French pureté, Italian purità, Portuguese puridade, Romanian puritate, Spanish poridad, Spanish puridad

Word found in Late Latin