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Where does “swinepox” come from?

swinepox (English) comes from English swine, from Welsh swyn, from Old English swīn, from Proto-West Germanic swīn, from Proto-Germanic swīną, from Proto-Indo-European suH-, from Proto-Indo-European sewH-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

swinepox (English): A disease of pigs, caused by a virus of the...

Definitions

  1. A disease of pigs, caused by a virus of the...

Ancestry of “swinepox”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishswineA pig; A contemptible person; A police officer; a...
2Welshswynspell, incantation; sorcery, witchcraft; magic...
3Old Englishswīnpig
4Proto-West Germanicswīnpig, swine
5Proto-Germanicswīnąswine, pig
6Proto-Indo-EuropeansuH-pig, hog, swine
7Proto-Indo-EuropeansewH-to bear; to give birth
8Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
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