Where does “porpicide” come from?
porpicide (English) comes from English porpoise, from Middle English porpeys, from Anglo-Norman porpeis, from Old French pourpois, from Vulgar Latin porcopiscis, from Latin porcus, from Proto-Italic porkos, from Proto-Indo-European pórḱos — passed , crossed.
porpicide (English): The killing of porpoises by bottlenose dolphins
Definitions
- The killing of porpoises by bottlenose dolphins
Ancestry of “porpicide”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | porpoise | A small cetacean of the family Phocoenidae,... |
| 2 | Middle English | porpeys | porpoise cetacean of family |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | porpeis | porpoise |
| 4 | Old French | pourpois | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | porcopiscis | porpoise |
| 6 | Latin | porcus | a piglet, a young pig; a pig, hog; Short for... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | porkos | pig |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pórḱos | piglet |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | perḱ- | colored; motley; to open, rip up |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |