Where does “unporous” come from?
unporous (English) comes from English porous, from Old French poros, from Latin porus, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.
unporous (English): Not porous
Definitions
- Not porous
Ancestry of “unporous”, step by step
unporous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English porous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | porous | Full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to... |
| 2 | Old French | poros | — |
| 3 | Latin | porus | pore, passage in the body; tufa |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πόρος | a means of passage, passageway, way, opening;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πείρω | I pierce, run through; I cleave through |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *péryō | — |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |