Where does “Schwefelporling” come from?

Schwefelporling (German) comes from German Porling, from German Pore, from Latin porus, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.

Schwefelporling (German): Any of various species of bracket fungus in the genus Laetiporus

Definitions

  1. Any of various species of bracket fungus in the genus Laetiporus

Ancestry of “Schwefelporling”, step by step

Schwefelporling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Porling

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPorlingconk fruiting body of a polypore fungus
2GermanPorepore
3Latinporuspore, passage in the body; tufa
4Ancient Greekπόροςa means of passage, passageway, way, opening;...
5Ancient GreekπείρωI pierce, run through; I cleave through
6Proto-Hellenic*péryō—

via German Schwefel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwefelsulfur; brimstone
2Middle High Germanswevel—
3Old High Germansweval—
4Proto-Germanicsweblazsulfur
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *péryō →Every word from Ancient Greek πείρω →Every word from Ancient Greek πόρος →