Where does “madreporic” come from?

madreporic (English) comes from English madrepore, from French madrépore, from Italian madrepora, from Latin porus, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.

madreporic (English): Resembling, or pertaining to, the genus...

Definitions

  1. Resembling, or pertaining to, the genus...

Ancestry of “madreporic”, step by step

madreporic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English madrepore

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmadreporeA coral of the genus "Madrepora" or of the larger...
2FrenchmadréporeA coral of the genus "Madrepora" or of the larger...
3Italianmadreporamadrepore
4Latinporuspore, passage in the body; tufa
5Ancient Greekπόροςa means of passage, passageway, way, opening;...
6Ancient GreekπείρωI pierce, run through; I cleave through
7Proto-Hellenic*péryō

via French madréporique

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmadréporiquemadreporic
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *péryōEvery word from Ancient Greek πείρωEvery word from Ancient Greek πόρος