Where does “pore” come from?

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

pore (Old French): pore (small opening in skin)

Definitions

  1. pore (small opening in skin)

Ancestry of “pore”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pore”

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