pur-

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pur-

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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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morpheme In words borrowed through Anglo-Norman: involving forward movement or completeness. pur- + blind → purblind

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"pur-." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pur-. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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pur-. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pur-

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"pur-." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pur-.

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@misc{pur_2026,
  title = {pur-},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pur-},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}