English
depurate
Depurate comes from Late Latin depurō ‘to purify’, from Latin pūrus ‘pure’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pewH- ‘to cleanse, purify’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pewH-‘to cleanse, purify’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*pūrosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpūrus‘pure’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEdepurōas depurare, past participle‘to purify’
- Late Latin, derivedc. 200–600 CEdepuratus
- Englishearliest quotation 1663depurate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pewH-‘to cleanse, purify’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*pūrosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpūrus‘pure’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEdepurōas depurare, past participle‘to purify’
- Late Latin, derivedc. 200–600 CEdepuratus
- Englishearliest quotation 1663depurate
Earliest quotation: 1663, Robert Boyle, (please specify the page): “depurate the salt”.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *pewH- ‘to cleanse, purify’
reputation, pity, deputy, pious, piety, putative, expiation, puro, 13 more
through Proto-Italic *pūros
impure, puree, impurity, 5 more
through Latin pūrus ‘pure’
pure, pour, purity, purification, purify, purist, purée, 8 more
Today it means
verb To remove impurities from; to purify.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pewH- / depurate