purgen etymology

Middle English word purgen comes from Latin agendum, Latin purus (Clean; pure. Clear, limpid.)

Detailed word origin of purgen

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
agendum Latin (lat)
purus Latin (lat) Clean; pure. Clear, limpid.
purgare Latin (lat)
purgier Old French (fro) (medicine) to purge (to eliminate from the body).
purgen Middle English (enm)

Words with the same origin as purgen

Descendants of purus
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