porphyry的词源

英文词源

porphyry (n.): type of ornamental stone, late 14c., porfurie, from Old French porfire, from Italian porfiro and in some cases directly from Latin porphyrites, a purple semi-precious stone quarried near the Red Sea in Egypt, from Greek porphyrites (lithos) "the purple (stone)," from porphyra (n.) "purple, purple dye" (see purple). Spelling Latinized mid-15c. Now used generally for a type of igneous rock without regard to color. Porphyrios was an ancient proper name.

来自希腊语prophyrites lithos,紫色的石头，来自prophyrites,紫色的，词源同purple,lithos,石头，词源同lithology.

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