Where does “Bosphorus” come from?
Bosphorus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Βόσπορος, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.
Ancestry of “Bosphorus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Βόσπορος | Bosporus |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πόρος | a means of passage, passageway, way, opening;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πείρω | I pierce, run through; I cleave through |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *péryō | — |
Words derived from “Bosphorus”