Where does “porcine” come from?
Porcine derives from Middle French porcin, from Latin porcinus, from Latin porcus, traced to Proto-Indo-European porḱ-, ultimately from the root per-.
porcine (English): Of or pertaining to pigs; Overweight to the...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to pigs; Overweight to the...
Ancestry of “porcine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | porcine | — |
Words derived from “porcine”