Etymology of the English word microporous
the English word
microporoususing the English prefix
micro-derived from the Greek word
mikros, μικρός (small; small (in size, quantity, number or dignity))
derived from the English word
porousderived from the Old French word
poreuxderived from the French word
porederived from the Latin word
porus (passage)
derived from the Greek word
poros, πόρος, πῶρος (hole; passage)
derived from the Greek word
peireinderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*per-derived from the Medieval Latin word
porosus (porous)
derived from the Latin word
porus (passage)
derived from the Greek word
poros, πόρος, πῶρος (hole; passage)
derived from the Greek word
peireinderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*per-Usage
Word found in Modern English
