Where does “scrofa” come from?

scrofa (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

scrofa (Latin): sow

Definitions

  1. sow

Ancestry of “scrofa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)kerbʰ-to scratch, scrape
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
3Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “scrofa”

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