Porcine
/ˈpɔːr.saɪn/noun
Relating to or resembling a pig.
Did you know?The root behind *porcine* is the same ancient pig-word that also gave us *pork*, while the everyday animal name and the meat name split along different historical paths.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*porkos
“young pig”
Proto-Italic
PI
*porkos
“pig”
Latin
Latin
porcus
“pig”
Late Latin
Latin
porcinus
“of a pig; pig-like”
Middle English
English
porcin
“pig-like”
Modern English
English
porcine
“relating to or resembling a pig”