pur-prefix

Stress is determined by a range of factors and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. purchase v.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French pur-, pro-.

Etymology: < Anglo-Norman and Old French pur-, por-, Anglo-Norman and Middle French, French pour-, variant of pro- pro- prefix¹.This is the form in which the prefix pro- prefix¹ came into Middle English in many cases, and it is still retained in numerous words, such as purchase n., purfle n., purlieu n., purloin v., purport v., purpose v., purpresture n., pursue v., purvey v., and their derivatives. In others it has since been altered to the Latin form (as frequently also in French), as in promenade n., etc.

Occurring only in words borrowed from French, in which it has broadly the senses ‘forward’, ‘in advance’, or ‘completely’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

单词	pur-
释义	pur-prefix Stress is determined by a range of factors and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. purchase v. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French pur-, pro-. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman and Old French pur-, por-, Anglo-Norman and Middle French, French pour-, variant of pro- pro- prefix¹.This is the form in which the prefix pro- prefix¹ came into Middle English in many cases, and it is still retained in numerous words, such as purchase n., purfle n., purlieu n., purloin v., purport v., purpose v., purpresture n., pursue v., purvey v., and their derivatives. In others it has since been altered to the Latin form (as frequently also in French), as in promenade n., etc. Occurring only in words borrowed from French, in which it has broadly the senses ‘forward’, ‘in advance’, or ‘completely’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < prefix
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