Where does “ultramicroporous” come from?
ultramicroporous (English) comes from English microporous, from English porous, from Old French poros, from Latin porus, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.
ultramicroporous (English): Having pores of a size considerably less than a...
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- Having pores of a size considerably less than a...
Ancestry of “ultramicroporous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | microporous | Having pores of a size less than 2 nanometres |
| 2 | English | porous | Full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to... |
| 3 | Old French | poros | — |
| 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 | — |