Where does “millépore” come from?
millépore (French) comes from Latin porus, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.
Ancestry of “millépore”, step by step
millépore traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin porus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | porus | pore, passage in the body; tufa |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πόρος | a means of passage, passageway, way, opening;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πείρω | I pierce, run through; I cleave through |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *péryō | — |
via Latin Mīlle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Mīlle | thousand; 1000 |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | smīɣeslī | thousand |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ | — |