English
haematoporphyrin
Haematoporphyrin comes from Ancient Greek πορφύρα ‘purple’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπορφύραporphúra‘purple’
- Englishtodayhaematoporphyrin
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπορφύραporphúra‘purple’
- Englishtodayhaematoporphyrin
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- ‘to boil’
brand, burn, bread, brew, bourbon, broth, bourne, brunt, fervent, fervor, brim, ferment, bren, effervescent, broil, briny, 39 more
through Ancient Greek πορφύρα ‘purple’
Today it means
noun haematoin
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek πορφύρα / haematoporphyrin