Etymology

purgation

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Today it means: The process or act of purging, such as by the use of a purgative. Full definition →

Middle English purgacioun ← Anglo-Norman purgacion ← Latin pūrgātiō
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  1. Latin · derived frompūrgātiō
  2. Anglo-Norman · derived frompurgacion
  3. Middle English · inherited frompurgacioun
  4. English todaypurgation

From Middle English purgacioun, borrowed from Anglo-Norman purgacion, itself borrowed from Latin pūrgātiō; equivalent to purge + -ation.

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