Where does “porkishly” come from?

porkishly (English) comes from English porkish, 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- — passed , crossed.

porkishly (English): In a porkish manner

Definitions

  1. In a porkish manner

Ancestry of “porkishly”, step by step

porkishly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English porkish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishporkishResembling or characteristic of pork; Plump;...
2EnglishporkThe meat of a pig; swineflesh; Funding proposed...
3Middle Englishporkpork; pig meat; swine, pig
4Old Frenchporcpig; hog; swine
5Latinporcusa piglet, a young pig; a pig, hog; Short for...
6Proto-Italicporkospig
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpórḱospiglet
8Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós
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