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Where does “porfire” come from?

porfire (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin porphyrium//porphyrum, from Latin porphyrītēs.

Ancestry of “porfire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinporphyrium//porphyrum—
2Latinporphyrītēs—

Words derived from “porfire”

  • porphyry
  • porphyric
  • porphyroid
  • porphyrous
  • porphyraceous
  • porphyrically
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