Where does “Porites” come from?

Porites (Translingual) comes from Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.

Porites (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Porites”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekπόροςpore, duct; resources, means
2Ancient Greekπόροςa means of passage, passageway, way, opening;...
3Ancient GreekπείρωI pierce, run through; I cleave through
4Proto-Hellenic*péryō—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *péryō →Every word from Ancient Greek πείρω →Every word from Ancient Greek πόρος →