Where does “porcini” come from?
porcini (Italian) comes from Italian porcino, from Latin porcīnus, 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.
porcini (Italian): masculine plural of porcino; plural of porcino
Definitions
- masculine plural of porcino; plural of porcino
Ancestry of “porcini”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | porcino | piglike; penny bun or cep "Boletus edulis" |
| 2 | Latin | porcīnus | pig, swine, hog |
| 3 | Latin | porcus | a piglet, a young pig; a pig, hog; Short for... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | porkos | pig |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pórḱos | piglet |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | perḱ- | colored; motley; to open, rip up |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |