purify etymology

Etymology:

• Latin: purus ("pure")
• Sanskrit: pu ("to cleanse")

Meaning:

• To make or become pure or clean
• To free from impurities, contaminants, or defects
• To cleanse or sanctify ritually or spiritually

Origin:

The word "purify" has its roots in the Proto-Indo-European language, from which many modern European and Indo-Iranian languages derive.

• Proto-Indo-European: *pewr- ("fire, burning")
• Sanskrit: pu ("to cleanse")
• Latin: purus ("pure")

The original sense of "purify" was related to the use of fire to cleanse something. Over time, the meaning expanded to include the removal of impurities or contamination in general, as well as ritual or spiritual cleansing.

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