Where does “feinporig” come from?
feinporig (German) comes from German fein, from Middle High German fīn, from Old French fin, from Latin fīnis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-.
feinporig (German): finely-pored
Ancestry of “feinporig”, step by step
feinporig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German fein
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | fein | fine; fine; very good; as it should be; refined;... |
| 2 | Middle High German | fīn | — |
| 3 | Old French | fin | fine, delicate |
| 4 | Latin | fīnis | end |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰnh₂- | — |
via German Pore
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | 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 | — |