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Where does “porphyrogenitus” come from?

porphyrogenitus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek πορφυρογέννητος, from Ancient Greek πορφῠ́ρᾱ.

Ancestry of “porphyrogenitus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπορφυρογέννητος—
2Ancient Greekπορφῠ́ρᾱ—

Words derived from “porphyrogenitus”

  • porphyrogenite
Every word from Ancient Greek πορφῠ́ρᾱ →