Where does “porphyric” come from?
porphyric (English) comes from English porphyria, from English porphyrin, from German Porphyrin, from German Hämatoporphyrin — haematoporphyrin.
porphyric (English): Pertaining to porphyry; Pertaining to porphyria
Definitions
- Pertaining to porphyry; Pertaining to porphyria
Ancestry of “porphyric”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | porphyria | Any of several usually hereditary abnormalities... |
| 2 | English | porphyrin | Any of a class of heterocyclic compounds... |
| 3 | German | Porphyrin | porphyrin |
| 4 | German | Hämatoporphyrin | haematoporphyrin |
Words derived from “porphyric”