Where does “pore” come from?

pore (Middle English) comes from Old French pore, from Latin porus, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.

Ancestry of “pore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchporepore (small opening in skin)
2Latinporuspore, passage in the body; tufa
3Ancient Greekπόροςa means of passage, passageway, way, opening;...
4Ancient GreekπείρωI pierce, run through; I cleave through
5Proto-Hellenic*péryō—

Words derived from “pore”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *péryō →Every word from Ancient Greek πείρω →Every word from Ancient Greek πόρος →