Where does “porfire” come from?

porfire (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin porphyrium//porphyrum, from Latin porphyrītēs — purple-red coloured stone from Egypt, porphyry.

porfire (Old French): porphyry

Definitions

  1. porphyry

Ancestry of “porfire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinporphyrium//porphyrum—
2Latinporphyrītēspurple-red coloured stone from Egypt, porphyry

Words derived from “porfire”

Every word from Latin porphyrītēs →Every word from Medieval Latin porphyrium//porphyrum →