Where does “purcar” come from?

purcar (Aromanian) comes from Romanian porcar, from Late Latin porcarius, from Latin porcus, from Proto-Italic porkos, from Proto-Indo-European pórḱos, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

purcar (Aromanian): swineherd

Definitions

  1. swineherd

Ancestry of “purcar”, step by step

purcar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian porcar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianporcarswineherd
2Late Latinporcariusof or relating to a swine; a swineherd
3Latinporcusa piglet, a young pig; a pig, hog; Short for...
4Proto-Italicporkospig
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpórḱospiglet
6Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Latin porcārius

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinporcāriusof or relating to a swine
2Latin-āriuser
3Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)

Words derived from “purcar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European perḱ- →