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pur-

prefix

Etymology

From Middle English pur-, from Anglo-Norman pur- (compare modern French pour), from Latin prō- (“forward direction, forward movement”). Doublet of pro-.

  1. derived from prō- — “forward direction, forward movement”
  2. derived from pur-
  3. inherited from pur-

Definitions

  1. In words borrowed through Anglo-Norman

    In words borrowed through Anglo-Norman: involving forward movement or completeness.

    • pur- + blind → purblind
    • pur- + chase → purchase
    • pur- + port → purport

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for pur-. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA