Where does “porcus” come from?

porcus (Latin) comes 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.

porcus (Latin): a piglet, a young pig; a pig, hog; Short for...

Definitions

  1. a piglet, a young pig; a pig, hog; Short for...

Ancestry of “porcus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicporkospig
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpórḱospiglet
3Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “porcus”

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