Where does “madrépora” come from?

madrépora (Spanish) comes from Italian madrepora, from Latin porus, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.

madrépora (Spanish): madrepore

Definitions

  1. madrepore

Ancestry of “madrépora”, step by step

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