Where does “pori” come from?
pori (Sranan Tongo) comes from English spoil, from Middle English spoilen, from Old French espuler, from Latin spoliare, from Latin spolio, from Latin spolium, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel- — to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...
pori (Sranan Tongo): decay, rotting
Definitions
- decay, rotting
Ancestry of “pori”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spoil | To strip of their arms or armour; To strip or... |
| 2 | Middle English | spoilen | — |
| 3 | Old French | espuler | — |
| 4 | Latin | spoliare | present active infinitive of spoliō;... |
| 5 | Latin | spolio | I strip, deprive or rob of covering or clothing,... |
| 6 | Latin | spolium | the skin or hide of an animal stripped off; the... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pel- | to split in two, split in half; to speak with a... |