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Where does “blastoporal” come from?

blastoporal (English) comes from English blastopore, from English pore, from Middle English pore, from Old French pore, from Latin porus, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.

blastoporal (English): Pertaining to a blastopore; blastoporic

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to a blastopore; blastoporic

Ancestry of “blastoporal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishblastoporeThe opening into the archenteron
2EnglishporeA tiny opening in the skin; By extension any...
3Middle Englishpore—
4Old Frenchporepore
5Latinporuspore, passage in the body; tufa
6Ancient Greekπόροςa means of passage, passageway, way, opening;...
7Ancient GreekπείρωI pierce, run through; I cleave through
8Proto-Hellenic*péryō—
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