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Where does “poreux” come from?

poreux (French) comes from French -eux, from French goitre, from Old French goitron, from Vulgar Latin gutturio, from Latin guttur, from Proto-Indo-European gut- — rounding, swelling; entrails, stomach; swelling,...

poreux (French): porous

Definitions

  1. porous

Ancestry of “poreux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-eux-ous, -y
2Frenchgoitregoitre
3Old Frenchgoitronthroat; neck; goitre
4Vulgar Latingutturio—
5Latingutturthroat, neck, gullet; gluttony
6Proto-Indo-Europeangut-rounding, swelling; entrails, stomach; swelling,...

Words derived from “poreux”

  • microporeux
  • mésoporeux
  • nanoporeux
  • porøs
  • porøs
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