Where does “ἁλιπόρφυρος” come from?

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

ἁλιπόρφυρος (Ancient Greek): of sea-purple, of true purple dye

Definitions

  1. of sea-purple, of true purple dye

Ancestry of “ἁλιπόρφυρος”, step by step

ἁλιπόρφυρος 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 ἅλς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἅλςsalt; brine; sea
2Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-Every word from Ancient Greek πορφύρα