English

impurple

From im- + purple.

Formed from in- + purple

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’

Proto-Germanic *in ‘into’

English in-

Ancient Greek πορφύρα ‘purple-fish’

Latin purpura ‘purple dye, shellfish’

Old English purpure ‘purple colour’

Old English purpul

Middle English purple

Today it means

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Etymograph / impurple