Where does “porkiness” come from?
porkiness (English) comes from English porky, from English porcupine, from Middle English porke despyne, from Old French porc-espin, from Latin porcus, from Proto-Italic porkos, from Proto-Indo-European pórḱos, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ- — passed , crossed.
porkiness (English): The quality of being porky
Definitions
- The quality of being porky
Ancestry of “porkiness”, step by step
porkiness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English porky
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | porky | Resembling or characteristic of pork; Rather fat;... |
| 2 | English | porcupine | Any of several rodents of either of the taxonomic... |
| 3 | Middle English | porke despyne | — |
| 4 | Old French | porc-espin | — |
| 5 | Latin | porcus | a piglet, a young pig; a pig, hog; Short for... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | porkos | pig |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pórḱos | piglet |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | perḱ- | colored; motley; to open, rip up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |