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Where does “porphyrogenite” come from?

porphyrogenite (English) comes from Medieval Latin porphyrogenitus, from Ancient Greek πορφυρογέννητος, from Ancient Greek πορφῠ́ρᾱ.

porphyrogenite (English): an honorific title given to a son of a reigning...

Definitions

  1. an honorific title given to a son of a reigning...

Ancestry of “porphyrogenite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinporphyrogenitus—
2Ancient Greekπορφυρογέννητος—
3Ancient Greekπορφῠ́ρᾱ—
Every word from Ancient Greek πορφῠ́ρᾱ →