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Where does “porro” come from?

porro (Italian) comes from Latin porrum, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥so- — leek.

porro (Italian): leek; wart

Definitions

  1. leek; wart

Ancestry of “porro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinporrumleek; chives
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥so-leek

Words derived from “porro”

  • porroso
  • por
  • Bor
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