Where does “minipig” come from?
minipig (English) comes from English pig, from Middle English pigge, from Old English picga, from Proto-West Germanic piggō — pig.
minipig (English): A small pig of a breed used in biological...
Definitions
- A small pig of a breed used in biological...
Ancestry of “minipig”, step by step
minipig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | pig | Any of several intelligent mammalian species of... |
| 2 | Middle English | pigge | A piglet or young pig; A pig irrespective of age;... |
| 3 | Old English | picga | a young pig; piglet |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | piggō | pig |
via English Mini
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Mini | A model of compact car, originally built by BMC... |
| 2 | Italian | mini | miniskirt; second-person singular present... |
Words derived from “minipig”