Source etymology 1 · variant 1/2
Original entry ↗adj
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryFree of flaws or imperfections; unsullied. · Free of foreign material or pollutants. · Free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean. · Mere; that and that only.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pewH- Proto-Italic *pūros Latin pūrus Old French purbor. Middle English pure English pure From Middle English pure, pur, from Old French pur, from Latin pūrus (“clean, free from dirt or filth, unmixed, plain”), from Proto-Indo-European *pewH- (“to cleanse, purify”). Displaced native Middle English lutter (“pure, clear, sincere”) (from Old English hlūtor, hluttor), Middle English skere (“pure, sheer, clear”) (from Old English scǣre and Old Norse skǣr), Middle English schir (“clear, pure”) (from Old English scīr), Middle English smete, smeate (“pure, refined”) (from Old English smǣte; compare Old English mǣre (“pure”)).
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"Free of foreign material or pollutants.",
"Free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean.",
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