Where does “colporate” come from?
colporate (English) comes 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.
colporate (English): Having colpi
Definitions
- Having colpi
Ancestry of “colporate”, step by step
colporate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pore
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pore | A tiny opening in the skin; By extension any... |
| 2 | Middle English | pore | — |
| 3 | Old French | pore | pore (small opening in skin) |
| 4 | Latin | porus | pore, passage in the body; tufa |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πόρος | a means of passage, passageway, way, opening;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πείρω | I pierce, run through; I cleave through |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *péryō | — |