Etymology

purity

pur·i·ty
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Today it means: The state or degree of being pure. Full definition →

English pure ← Middle English pure ← Old French pur
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*pewH-
  2. Proto-Italic*pūros
  3. Latinpūrus
  4. Old Frenchpur
  5. Middle Englishpure
  6. Englishpure
  7. English todaypurity

From pure + -ity, from Old French purete, from Latin puritas.

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