Where does “porcospino” come from?
porcospino (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin porcospinus, from Ancient Greek ἀκανθόχοιρος, from Ancient Greek ἄκανθος, from Ancient Greek ἄκανθα, from Ancient Greek ἄνθος, from Proto-Hellenic ántʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éndʰos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
porcospino (Italian): porcupine, porpentine, hystricognath; hedgehog,...
Definitions
- porcupine, porpentine, hystricognath; hedgehog,...
Ancestry of “porcospino”, step by step
porcospino traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vulgar Latin porcospinus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | porcospinus | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀκανθόχοιρος | porcupine |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄκανθος | The acanthus plant |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἄκανθα | A thorny plant; A thorn, spine, or prickle;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἄνθος | flower, blossom, bloom; froth, scum; bloom, peak |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | ántʰos | flower, blossom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éndʰos | bloom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via Latin porcus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | porcus | a piglet, a young pig; a pig, hog; Short for... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | porkos | pig |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pórḱos | piglet |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | perḱ- | colored; motley; to open, rip up |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |