Where does “Porcești” come from?
Porcești (Romanian) comes from Aromanian porcu, from Romanian porc, 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.
Porcești (Romanian): Renamed to Moldoveni in 1964
Definitions
- Renamed to Moldoveni in 1964
Ancestry of “Porcești”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aromanian | porcu | pig |
| 2 | Romanian | porc | pig (mammal of genus Sus), hog, swine |
| 3 | Latin | porcus | a piglet, a young pig; a pig, hog; Short for... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | porkos | pig |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pórḱos | piglet |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | perḱ- | colored; motley; to open, rip up |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |