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
- The meat of a pig; swineflesh; Funding proposed...
Ancestry of “pork”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | pork | pork; pig meat; swine, pig |
| 2 | Old French | porc | pig; hog; swine |
| 3 | Latin | porcus | a piglet, a young pig; a pig, hog; Short for... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | porkos | pig |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pórḱos | piglet |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | perḱ- | colored; motley; to open, rip up |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “pork”