Where does “porfiro” come from?
porfiro (Italian) comes from Medieval Latin porphyrium//porphyrum, from Latin porphyrītēs — purple-red coloured stone from Egypt, porphyry.
Ancestry of “porfiro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | porphyrium//porphyrum | — |
| 2 | Latin | porphyrītēs | purple-red coloured stone from Egypt, porphyry |