Where does “porkfest” come from?
porkfest (English) comes from English pork, from Middle English pork, from Old French porc, from Latin porcus, from Proto-Italic porkos, from Proto-Indo-European pórḱos, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
porkfest (English): A period or event that is dedicated to pork and the eating of pork items (sausages, bacon etc)
Definitions
- A period or event that is dedicated to pork and the eating of pork items (sausages, bacon etc)
Ancestry of “porkfest”, step by step
porkfest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pork
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pork | The meat of a pig; swineflesh; Funding proposed... |
| 2 | Middle English | pork | pork; pig meat; swine, pig |
| 3 | Old French | porc | pig; hog; swine |
| 4 | Latin | porcus | a piglet, a young pig; a pig, hog; Short for... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | porkos | pig |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pórḱos | piglet |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | perḱ- | colored; motley; to open, rip up |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |