Where does “pork” come from?

Pork comes from Middle English pork, from Old French porc, from Latin porcus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European perḱ-, derived from per-.

pork (English): The meat of a pig; swineflesh; Funding proposed...

Definitions

  1. The meat of a pig; swineflesh; Funding proposed...

Ancestry of “pork”, step by step

pork traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English pork

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishporkpork; pig meat; swine, pig
2Old Frenchporcpig; hog; swine
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 English fork

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishforkA pronged tool having a long straight handle,...
2Middle EnglishforkeA fork or graip; A fork-shaped fire iron; A...
3Old Englishforce(found in compounds)
4Proto-West Germanicfurkōfork
5LatinfurcaA two-pronged fork, pitchfork; A fork-shaped...

via English PIN

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPINAcronym of personal identification number;...
2Middle Englishpinne—
3Old Englishpinnpin; peg; an instrument of writing; pen
4Proto-Germanicpinnazpin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbend-point, pin; peg, tip, protruding point, edge;...

Words derived from “pork”

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