Where does “porphyrium//porphyrum” come from?
porphyrium//porphyrum (Medieval Latin) comes from Latin porphyrītēs — purple-red coloured stone from Egypt, porphyry.
Ancestry of “porphyrium//porphyrum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | porphyrītēs | purple-red coloured stone from Egypt, porphyry |