porc

French

noun
Definitions
  • pork
  • pig

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French porc inherited from Old French porc (pig, hog, pork, swine) inherited from Latin porcus (pig, domestic hog, pork, domesticated hog) inherited from Proto-Italic *porkos inherited from Proto-Indo-European *pórḱos (young swine, young pig, pig).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*pórḱos

Gloss

young swine, young pig, pig

Concept
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Animals

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