Etymology

purpura

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Today it means: The appearance of red or purple discolorations on the skin that do not blanch when pressure is applied, caused by subdermal bleeding. Full definition →

Latin purpura
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  1. Latin · learned borrowing frompurpura
  2. English todaypurpura

Learned borrowing from Latin purpura. Doublet of purple and purpure.

Words from the same roots

Latinpurpura all →

purplepurpurepurpuraceouspurpuricpurpuritepurpurizepurpurogallinpurpurogenouspurpuromycinpurpurous

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