Where does “interporiferous” come from?
interporiferous (English) comes from English inter, from Middle English enteren, from French entrer, from Middle French entrer, from Old French entrer, from Latin intrō, from Latin intra, from Latin interus — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.
interporiferous (English): lying between poriferous areas
Definitions
- lying between poriferous areas
Ancestry of “interporiferous”, step by step
interporiferous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inter | To bury in a grave; To confine, as in a prison |
| 2 | Middle English | enteren | — |
| 3 | French | entrer | to enter |
| 4 | Middle French | entrer | to enter |
| 5 | Old French | entrer | to enter |
| 6 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 7 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 8 | Latin | interus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |
via English poriferous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | poriferous | Having pores; Of or related to the Porifera |
| 2 | English | pore | A tiny opening in the skin; By extension any... |
| 3 | Middle English | pore | — |
| 4 | Old French | pore | pore (small opening in skin) |
| 5 | Latin | porus | pore, passage in the body; tufa |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πόρος | a means of passage, passageway, way, opening;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πείρω | I pierce, run through; I cleave through |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *péryō | — |