English
puree
Puree comes from Old French purer ‘to make pure’, and goes back to 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 Latinmodernpurare
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400purer‘to make pure’
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400puree
- Frenchc. 1600–presentpurée
- Englishtodaypuree
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 Latinmodernpurare
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400purer‘to make pure’
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400puree
- Frenchc. 1600–presentpurée
- Englishtodaypuree
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *pewH- ‘to cleanse, purify’
deputy, reputation, pity, pious, piety, putative, expiation, puro, 15 more
through Proto-Italic *pūros
through Latin pūrus ‘pure’
purity, purification, purify, impure, purist, 8 more
through Old French purer ‘to make pure’
through French purée
Today it means
noun A food that has been ground or crushed into a thick liquid or paste.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pewH- / puree