porcelain- root words — words with the porcelain- root

The root porcelain- comes from Italian porcellana, meaning cowrie shell (from its glossy look, ult. from porcus, pig). 1 words in Dendril are built from it, including semiporcelain. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the porcelain- root

Explore words with porcelain- — words containing the porcelain- root and sharing its sense of "cowrie shell (from its glossy look, ult. from porcus, pig)". Examples include semiporcelain. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does porcelain- mean?

The porcelain- root means cowrie shell (from its glossy look, ult. from porcus, pig), from Italian porcellana. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.