Where does “Madrepora” come from?

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

Madrepora (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Madrepora”, 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 *péryō →Every word from Ancient Greek πείρω →Every word from Ancient Greek πόρος →