English word porin comes from English flagellar (Of or pertaining to a flagellum.), English pore

Detailed word origin of porin

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
flagellar	English (eng)	Of or pertaining to a flagellum.
pore	English (eng)	To meditate or reflect in a steady way.. To study meticulously; to go over again and again. A tiny opening in the skin.. By extension any small opening or interstice, especially one of many, or one allowing the passage of a fluid.
porin	English (eng)	(protein) Any of a class of proteins that cross cellular membranes and act as pores through which small molecules can diffuse.

Words with the same origin as porin