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Where does “millepore” come from?

millepore (English) comes from French millépore, from Latin porus, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.

millepore (English): Any coral of the genus Millepora, having the...

Definitions

  1. Any coral of the genus Millepora, having the...

Ancestry of “millepore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmillépore—
2Latinporuspore, passage in the body; tufa
3Ancient Greekπόροςa means of passage, passageway, way, opening;...
4Ancient GreekπείρωI pierce, run through; I cleave through
5Proto-Hellenic*péryō—

Words derived from “millepore”

  • milleporite
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