Where does “porkishness” come from?
porkishness (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.
porkishness (English): The state or quality of being porkish
Definitions
- The state or quality of being porkish
Ancestry of “porkishness”, step by step
porkishness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English porkish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | porkish | Resembling or characteristic of pork; Plump;... |
| 2 | English | pork | The meat of a pig; swineflesh; Funding proposed... |
| 3 | Middle English | pork | pork; pig meat; swine, pig |
| 4 | Old French | porc | pig; hog; swine |
| 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 |