pewH-₂
“to purify, cleanse”Widely acceptedpurityjudgment
Source of Latin pūrus, pūtāre, English pure, putative, compute
Root for purifying or reckoning, yielding Latin pūrus (pure) and pūtāre (to reckon/prune).
Related Roots
dʰeh₁-mn̥-₄“established rule, that which is set”dʰeḱ-“to receive, accept, be suitable”h₂eḱ-s-eyo-“to keep sharpening, making worthy”h₂eḱ-s-mn̥“sharp edge, axle”kens-eyo-“to keep assessing, declaring”krey-h₂-“to sift, separate, judge”krey-mn̥“that which separates, judgment”kʷer-tó-“purified, certain, separated”