Where does “baconer” come from?
baconer (English) comes from English Bacon, from Middle English bacon, from Old French bacon, from Frankish bakō, from Proto-Germanic bakô, from Proto-Germanic baką, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.
baconer (English): A pig raised to produce bacon
Definitions
- A pig raised to produce bacon
Ancestry of “baconer”, step by step
baconer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Bacon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bacon | Cured meat from the sides, belly or back of a pig |
| 2 | Middle English | bacon | Alternative form of bacoun; meat from the back... |
| 3 | Old French | bacon | bacon, salted pork, ham, shank |
| 4 | Frankish | bakō | ham, flitch; back; flitch of bacon |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bakô | back; flitch of bacon |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | baką | back, rear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeg- | to break |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |