Where does “porc” come from?

porc (Romanian) 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.

porc (Romanian): pig (mammal of genus Sus), hog, swine

Definitions

  1. pig (mammal of genus Sus), hog, swine

Ancestry of “porc”, step by step

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

Words derived from “porc”

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