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Where does “poros” come from?

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

Ancestry of “poros”, 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 “poros”

  • porous
  • mesoporous
  • microporous
  • nonporous
  • nanoporous
  • macroporous
  • porousness
  • multiporous
  • porously
  • ultramicroporous
  • imporous
  • polyporous
  • nonmicroporous
  • unporous
  • hyperporous
  • pseudoporous
  • nonporousness
  • nonmacroporous
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