Where does “porcicultor” come from?
porcicultor (Spanish) comes from Spanish puerco, from Old Spanish puerco, 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.
porcicultor (Spanish): pig-farmer
Definitions
- pig-farmer
Ancestry of “porcicultor”, step by step
porcicultor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish puerco
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | puerco | pig; pork; police officer; "pig" |
| 2 | Old Spanish | puerco | — |
| 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 |
via Spanish cultor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | cultor | grower, harvester |