Aprine
/ˈeɪ.prɪn/noun
Of or relating to a wild boar.
Did you know?Aprine comes from Latin *aprīnus*, “of a wild boar,” derived from *aper*, the Latin name for the animal; unlike many occult-associated words, its symbolism is historical rather than magical.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European (reconstructed)
PIE
*h₁eprós
“Wild boar; a reconstructed ancestral form associated with the Latin word for boar”
Proto-Italic
Proto-Italic
*apros
“Wild boar”
Classical Latin
Latin
aper
“Wild boar”
Classical Latin
Latin
aprīnus
“Of or belonging to a wild boar”
19th Century
English
aprine
“Of or relating to a wild boar; an uncommon learned English adjective”