Where does “microporoso” come from?

microporoso (Italian) comes from Italian poroso, from Italian poro, from Latin porus, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.

microporoso (Italian): microporous

Definitions

  1. microporous

Ancestry of “microporoso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianporosoporous; permeable
2Italianporopore
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

Words derived from “microporoso

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *péryōEvery word from Ancient Greek πείρωEvery word from Ancient Greek πόρος
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