Where does “porphyria” come from?

Porphyria derives from English porphyrin, from German Porphyrin, from German Hämatoporphyrin, a compound pigment found in blood and other tissues.

porphyria (English): Any of several usually hereditary abnormalities...

Definitions

  1. Any of several usually hereditary abnormalities...

Ancestry of “porphyria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishporphyrinAny of a class of heterocyclic compounds...
2GermanPorphyrinporphyrin
3GermanHämatoporphyrinhaematoporphyrin

Words derived from “porphyria”

Every word from German Hämatoporphyrin →Every word from German Porphyrin →Every word from English porphyrin →