porfiro
Italian (Fiorentino)
noun
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French porfire derived from Ancient Greek πορφύρεος (Tyrian purple, purple, of a purple colour).
Origin
Ancient Greek
πορφύρεος
Gloss
Tyrian purple, purple, of a purple colour
Concept
Semantic Field
Sense perception
Ontological Category
Property
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- melinoporphyrus Latin
- purpureus Latin
- porfido Italian
- porfirizzare Italian
- porfirizzazione Italian
- porfiroblastico Italian
- πορφύρεος Ancient Greek
- πορφύρᾱ Ancient Greek
- πορφῠ́ρᾱ Ancient Greek
- porfire Old French
- πορφυρός Greek (modern)