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Where does “poree” come from?

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

poree (Old French): leek; leek soup

Definitions

  1. leek; leek soup

Ancestry of “poree”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinporrumleek; chives
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥so-leek

Words derived from “poree”

  • prei
  • preispelling
  • paraj
  • poreye
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