Where does “pore” come from?
pore (French) comes from Old French pore, from Latin porus, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.
pore (French): pore; by extension, small openings
Definitions
- pore; by extension, small openings
Ancestry of “pore”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | pore | pore |
| 2 | Latin | porus | pore, passage in the body; tufa |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πόρος | a means of passage, passageway, way, opening;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πείρω | I pierce, run through; I cleave through |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *péryō | — |
Words derived from “pore”