Where does “madrepor” come from?

madrepor (Romanian) comes from French madrépore, from Italian madrepora, from Latin porus, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.

madrepor (Romanian): madrepore

Definitions

  1. madrepore

Ancestry of “madrepor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchmadréporeA coral of the genus "Madrepora" or of the larger...
2Italianmadreporamadrepore
3Latinporuspore, passage in the body; tufa
4Ancient Greekπόροςa means of passage, passageway, way, opening;...
5Ancient GreekπείρωI pierce, run through; I cleave through
6Proto-Hellenic*péryō
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *péryōEvery word from Ancient Greek πείρωEvery word from Ancient Greek πόρος