Where does “porc-espin” come from?

porc-espin (Old French) comes 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.

Ancestry of “porc-espin”, step by step

porc-espin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin porcus

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

via Latin spinus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspinusthorn-bush, black-thorn, sloe-tree
2Latinspīnaa thorn or a thorny tree or shrub, such as whitethorn, hawthorn, or blackthorn
3Proto-Italicspeināthorn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed

Words derived from “porc-espin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European perḱ- →