Where does “porcopiscis” come from?

porcopiscis (Vulgar Latin) 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.

porcopiscis (Vulgar Latin): porpoise

Definitions

  1. porpoise

Ancestry of “porcopiscis”, step by step

porcopiscis 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 Piscis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinPiscisthe Fish, Piscis Austrinus constellation
2Proto-Indo-European*peysk-—

Words derived from “porcopiscis”

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