Where does “porcaio” come from?

porcaio (Italian) comes from Italian porco, from Latin porcus, from Proto-Italic porkos, from Proto-Indo-European pórḱos, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

porcaio (Italian): pigsty; swineherd

Definitions

  1. pigsty; swineherd

Ancestry of “porcaio”, step by step

porcaio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian porco

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianporcopig, pork; terrible, dirty, bad
2Latinporcusa piglet, a young pig; a pig, hog; Short for...
3Proto-Italicporkospig
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpórḱospiglet
5Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Late Latin porcarius

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinporcariusof or relating to a swine; a swineherd
2Latin-ariusUsed to form adjectives from nouns or numerals;...
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European perḱ- →