Where does “χοιροτροφεῖον” come from?

χοιροτροφεῖον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek χοῖρος, from Proto-Hellenic kʰóřřos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰóryos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰḗr, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

χοιροτροφεῖον (Ancient Greek): pigsty

Definitions

  1. pigsty

Ancestry of “χοιροτροφεῖον”, step by step

χοιροτροφεῖον traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek χοῖρος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekχοῖροςa pig, especially a young one; swine; female...
2Proto-Hellenickʰóřřospig
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰóryospig
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰḗrhedgehog
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

via Ancient Greek τροφεῖον

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτροφεῖονsmall room, chamber; poultry house; cage
2Ancient Greekτροφήnourishment, food; nurture, rearing, upbringing;...
3Ancient Greekτρέφωto thicken, congeal, curdle; to make to grow, to...
4Proto-Hellenictʰrépʰō—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰḗr →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰóryos →