Etymology

impure

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Today it means: Containing undesired intermixtures Full definition →

Middle French impur ← Latin impūrus
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  1. Latin · derived fromimpūrus
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromimpur
  3. English todayimpure

From Middle French impur, from Latin impūrus.

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