Where does “porklet” come from?
porklet (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.
porklet (English): A piglet, especially one that is to be raised to produce pork
Definitions
- A piglet, especially one that is to be raised to produce pork
Ancestry of “porklet”, step by step
porklet 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 |
via English let
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | let | To allow to, not to prevent; To leave; To allow... |
| 2 | Middle English | leten | to let |
| 3 | Old English | lǣtan | to let; leave; to let go, leave; to allow, let... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | lātan | to let, to allow; to leave alone |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lētaną | to let, to allow; to leave alone |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₁d- | to be tired |