Etymology

porphyrogene

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Today it means: Born into the purple (royalty or the ruling class) Full definition →

Ancient Greek πορφύρα
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπορφύρα“purple, purple dye”
  2. English todayporphyrogene

From Ancient Greek πορφύρα (porphúra, “purple, purple dye”) + -gene.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekπορφύρα all →

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