Where does “poroso” come from?

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

poroso (Italian): porous; permeable

Definitions

  1. porous; permeable

Ancestry of “poroso”, step by step

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

Words derived from “poroso”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *péryō →Every word from Ancient Greek πείρω →Every word from Ancient Greek πόρος →