Where does “poreye” come from?

poreye (Middle Dutch) comes from Old French poree, from Latin porrum, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥so- — leek.

poreye (Middle Dutch): leek

Definitions

  1. leek

Ancestry of “poreye”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchporeeleek; leek soup
2Latinporrumleek; chives
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥so-leek

Words derived from “poreye”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥so- →Every word from Latin porrum →Every word from Old French poree →
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