Standard Lemma guide

pur-

prefix · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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prefix

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: morpheme

Examples

  • pur- + blind → purblind
  • pur- + chase → purchase
  • pur- + port → purport
  • pur- + sue (“(obsolete) to follow”) → pursue

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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