Where does “porkling” come from?
porkling (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.
porkling (English): A young pig; a porket
Ancestry of “porkling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |