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Where does “hyperporous” come from?

hyperporous (English) comes from English porous, from Old French poros, from Latin porus, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.

hyperporous (English): Excessively porous

Definitions

  1. Excessively porous

Ancestry of “hyperporous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishporousFull of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to...
2Old Frenchporos—
3Latinporuspore, passage in the body; tufa
4Ancient Greekπόροςa means of passage, passageway, way, opening;...
5Ancient GreekπείρωI pierce, run through; I cleave through
6Proto-Hellenic*péryō—
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