Etymology of the Latin word purus
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 Latin
purare,
purgare,
purificare,
puritas,
impurus,
pureDerivations in other languages
French
pur, German
Purin, Italian
puro, Portuguese
puro, Romanian
pururi, Romanian
pur, Spanish
puroCognates
Dutch
puur, English
pure, French
pur, German
pur, Italian
puro, Norwegian
pur, Spanish
puro, Swedish
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