myEtymology.com: English etymology of porker

Etymology of the English word porker

the English word porker

using the English suffix -er

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *-arjaz

using the Latin suffix -arius (-ar)

derived from the English word pork

derived from the Old French word porc

derived from the Latin word porcus (pig, hog; tame swine)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *porko-