Porkling
/ˈpɔːrk.lɪŋ/noun
An archaic or dialectal word for a young pig or piglet.
Did you know?Porkling is built from “pork” plus the diminutive suffix “-ling,” the same suffix found in words such as “underling” and “gosling.”
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*porkos
“A young pig or pig”
Ancient Latin
Latin
porcus
“Pig or swine”
Old French
Old French
porc
“Pig; the source of the English word “pork””
Middle English
Middle English
pork
“The flesh of a pig used as food”
Late Middle English
English
porkling
“A young pig, formed from “pork” with the diminutive suffix “-ling””
Modern English
English
porkling
“An archaic or dialectal term for a piglet”