Where does “porfiroblastico” come from?

porfiroblastico (Italian) comes from Italian porfiro, from Medieval Latin porphyrium//porphyrum, from Latin porphyrītēs — purple-red coloured stone from Egypt, porphyry.

porfiroblastico (Italian): porphyroblastic

Definitions

  1. porphyroblastic

Ancestry of “porfiroblastico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianporfiro—
2Medieval Latinporphyrium//porphyrum—
3Latinporphyrītēspurple-red coloured stone from Egypt, porphyry
Every word from Latin porphyrītēs →Every word from Medieval Latin porphyrium//porphyrum →Every word from Italian porfiro →