porc-épic
French
noun
Definitions
- porcupine
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian porcospino derived from Latin *porcospinus derived from Ancient Greek ἀκανθόχοιρος (porcupine).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἀκανθόχοιρος
Gloss
porcupine
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *porcospinus Latin
- porcospino Italian
- ἀκανθόχοιρος Ancient Greek
- ὕστριξ Ancient Greek
- pind Danish
- pindsvin Danish
- svin Danish
- ακανθόχοιρος Greek (modern)
- porkuspin Maltese
- κανθόχοιρος grc-koi