Where does “stiropor” come from?

stiropor (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Styropor, from German porös, from French poreux, from French -eux, from French goitre, from Old French goitron, from Vulgar Latin gutturio, from Latin guttur — rounding, swelling; entrails, stomach; swelling,...

stiropor (Serbo-Croatian): styrofoam

Definitions

  1. styrofoam

Ancestry of “stiropor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStyroporstyrofoam
2Germanporösporous
3Frenchporeuxporous
4French-eux-ous, -y
5Frenchgoitregoitre
6Old Frenchgoitronthroat; neck; goitre
7Vulgar Latingutturio—
8Latingutturthroat, neck, gullet; gluttony
9Proto-Indo-Europeangut-rounding, swelling; entrails, stomach; swelling,...
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