Where does “poringly” come from?
poringly (English) comes from English poring, from English pore, from Middle English pore, from Old French pore, from Latin porus, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.
poringly (English): So as to pore; with intense study or focus
Definitions
- So as to pore; with intense study or focus
Ancestry of “poringly”, step by step
poringly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English poring
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | poring | present participle of pore; The act of one who... |
| 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 | — |