Where does “poring” come from?
Poring comes from Middle English poren, from Old French porer, from Latin porus, from Ancient Greek πόρος meaning passage or pore.
poring (English): present participle of pore; The act of one who...
Definitions
- present participle of pore; The act of one who...
Ancestry of “poring”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | pore | A tiny opening in the skin; By extension any... |
| 2 | Middle English | pore | — |
| 3 | Old French | pore | pore |
| 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 | — |