noun pl. porphyries
Origin: ME porfirie < OFr porfire < ML porphyreum, altered < L porphyrites < Gr porphyritēs (lithos), lit., purple (stone) < porphyros, purple
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noun pl. por·phy·ries
Origin:
Origin: Middle English porphiri, porfurie
Origin: , from Old French porfire
Origin: , from Italian porfiro
Origin: , from Medieval Latin porphyrium
Origin: , from Latin porphyrītēs
Origin: , from Greek porphurītēs
Origin: , from porphurā, shellfish yielding purple dye, purple (from its color)
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