English Explanatory Dictionary

pur-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

pur-

Etymology

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

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