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Where does “porcella” come from?

porcella (Late Latin) comes from Latin porcellus, from Latin porculus, 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.

porcella (Late Latin): female piglet; a woman's vulva, pussy

Definitions

  1. female piglet; a woman's vulva, pussy

Ancestry of “porcella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinporcelluspiglet
2Latinporculuspiglet; a little pig
3Latinporcusa piglet, a young pig; a pig, hog; Short for...
4Proto-Italicporkospig
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpórḱospiglet
6Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “porcella”

  • porcella
  • purcea
  • purtseauã
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