Where does “πλατυπόρφυρος” come from?

πλατυπόρφυρος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πορφύρα, from Ancient Greek πορφύρω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

πλατυπόρφυρος (Ancient Greek): with broad purple border

Definitions

  1. with broad purple border

Ancestry of “πλατυπόρφυρος”, step by step

πλατυπόρφυρος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek πορφύρα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπορφύραpurple-fish; a purple dye obtained from it;...
2Ancient Greekπορφύρωto surge up; to redden
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

via Ancient Greek πλᾰτῠ́ς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπλᾰτῠ́ςbroad, wide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-Every word from Ancient Greek πορφύρα