myEtymology.com: English etymology of porky

Etymology of the English word porky

the English word porky

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-

using the English suffix -y

derived from the English word porcupine

Word found in Modern English