English
depure
Depure comes from French dépurer ‘to purify’, from Medieval 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
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500pūrus‘pure’
- Medieval Latin, derivedc. 600–1500dēpūrāre
- Frenchc. 1600–presentdépurer‘to purify’
- Englishtodaydepure
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pewH-‘to cleanse, purify’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*pūrosreconstructed
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500pūrus‘pure’
- Medieval Latin, derivedc. 600–1500dēpūrāre
- Frenchc. 1600–presentdépurer‘to purify’
- Englishtodaydepure
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *pewH- ‘to cleanse, purify’
pity, reputation, deputy, pious, piety, putative, expiation, puro, 14 more
through Proto-Italic *pūros
through Medieval Latin pūrus ‘pure’
pour, purity, purification, purify, impure, purist, puree, purée, 7 more
Today it means
verb to depurate; to purify
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pewH- / depure